Summer's Clouds

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{{Infobox film

| image = Summer's Clouds poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Nubes de verano|nolink=yes}}

| director = Felipe Vega

| screenplay = {{ubl|Felipe Vega|Manuel Hidalgo}}

| producer = {{ubl|Gerardo Herrero|Marta Esteban}}

| starring = {{ubl|Roberto Enríquez|Natalia Millán|David Selvas|Irene Montalà|Roger Casamajor}}

| language = {{ubl|Spanish|Catalan}}

| studio = {{ubl|Tornasol Films|Messidor Films}}

| distributor = Alta Classics

| cinematography = Alfonso Parra

| editing = Ángel Hernández Zoido

| music = Josep Sanou

| country = Spain

| released = {{Film date|2004|04|26|Málaga|2004|04|30|Spain|df=yes}}

}}

Summer's Clouds ({{langx|es|Nubes de verano|links=no}}) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by {{ill|Felipe Vega|es}}. It features Roberto Enríquez, Natalia Millán, David Selvas, Irene Montalà, and Roger Casamajor.

Plot

Set on the Costa Brava, in the Baix Empordà, a couple from Madrid (Ana and Daniel) and their son (Manuel) move in there to have a Summer vacation, coming across local Marta, Marta's boyfriend Tomás and cousin Robert.{{Cite web|website=rtve.es|url=https://www.rtve.es/television/20220805/eric-rohmer-pelicula-donde-ver-nubes-papel-felipe-vega-cine/2393725.shtml|date=5 August 2022|first=Raquel|last=Elices|title= La película de Eric Rohmer "a la española" que es perfecta para este verano}}

Cast

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Production

The film is a Tornasol Films and Messidor Films production. Shooting began in 2003 on the Costa Brava, Catalonia.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/06/06/cine/1054850412_850215.html|website=El País|date=6 June 2023|first=Manuel|last=Ramos Martín|title=Felipe Vega filma una comedia melancólica}} It features dialogue in Spanish and Catalan.

Release

The film was presented at the 7th Málaga Film Festival in April 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/04/25/cultura/1082901334.html|website=El Mundo|date=26 April 2004|title=Amenaza de chaparrón y años de diluvio en el Festival de Málaga}} Distributed by Alta Classics, it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed Summer's Clouds to be an "satisfyingly rounded and thought-provoking piece, gratifying both heart and head".{{Cite web|website=Variety|title=Summer’s Clouds|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/summer-s-clouds-1200533627/|date=4 March 2004|first=Jonathan|last=Holland}}

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the discovery of Millán and Montalà as the best thing about the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a8571/nubes-de-verano/|website=Fotogramas|first=Nuria|last=Vidal|date=29 May 2008|title=Nubes de verano}}

Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo rated the film with 4 stars, writing that it "shows with beautiful simplicity how complex people can be, and are."{{Cite web|website=Metrópoli|via=El Mundo|first=Alberto|last=Bermejo|date=7 May 2004|title=Adultos de vacaciones|url=https://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/2004/05/05/cine/1083775855.html}}

See also

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