Love Expresso ( Café solo o con ellas ) Trailer

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Cocky barkeeper Javi (Asier Etxeandia), recently dumped Pedro (Alejo Sauras), conventional Dani (Javier Godino) and overweight failure Hugo (Diego Paris), who lives with his overbearing grandmother Paca (Terele Pavez), spend their lives fretting about girls. Javi falls for beautiful Alma (Elena Ballesteros); Pedro seeks revenge on his ex-g.f.'s new lover; Hugo seeks sex and finds love with Bea (Lucia Jimenez); Dani does little. Some attempts are made at grounding the stories in real emotion (Hugo is an orphan), but they're buried under an avalanche of crudeness and cliches. Paris has the makings of a decent comic talent, and dependable vet Pavez delivers a deliciously scary turn.

Camera (color), Teo Delgado;
editor, Luisma del Valle;
music, Mario de Benito.
 Reviewed at Cines Acteon, Madrid, July 11, 2007.
Original title: Cafe solo o con ellas. Running time: 99 MIN.


*(Spain)
A Buena Vista Intl. (Spain) release of a Drive Cine, Estudios Picasso production, with participation of Telecinco. Produced by Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Eduardo Campoy. Executive producer, Mario Pedraza. Directed, written by Alvaro Diaz Lorenzo.

With: Alejo Sauras, Lucia Jimenez, Asier Etxeandia, Elena Ballesteros, Inma Cuesta, Diego Paris, Javier Godino, Terele Pavez.

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Variety Film Review of Love Expresso. By Jonathan Holland

 by l3utterfish A Buena Vista Intl. (Spain) release of a Drive Cine, Estudios Picasso production, with participation of Telecinco. Produced by Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Eduardo Campoy. Executive producer, Mario Pedraza. Directed, written by Alvaro Diaz Lorenzo. With: Alejo Sauras, Lucia Jimenez, Asier Etxeandia, Elena Ballesteros, Inma Cuesta, Diego Paris, Javier Godino, Terele Pavez.


"American Pie" is neatly transformed into Spanish paella in "Love Expresso," a comedy about a quartet of twentysomething emotional sub-literates that combines broken hearts and breaking wind to deja vu effect. A couple decent comic scenes and two good perfs rise above the pop soundtrack, navel-gazing and scatology. Any offshore interest is likely to stem from the fact that Hispanic teens have happily guzzled down "Expresso" and made the late June release the surprise local B.O. hit of the year.

Cocky barkeeper Javi (Asier Etxeandia), recently dumped Pedro (Alejo Sauras), conventional Dani (Javier Godino) and overweight failure Hugo (Diego Paris), who lives with his overbearing grandmother Paca (Terele Pavez), spend their lives fretting about girls. Javi falls for beautiful Alma (Elena Ballesteros); Pedro seeks revenge on his ex-g.f.'s new lover; Hugo seeks sex and finds love with Bea (Lucia Jimenez); Dani does little. Some attempts are made at grounding the stories in real emotion (Hugo is an orphan), but they're buried under an avalanche of crudeness and cliches. Paris has the makings of a decent comic talent, and dependable vet Pavez delivers a deliciously scary turn.
Camera (color), Teo Delgado; editor, Luisma del Valle; music, Mario de Benito. Reviewed at Cine Acteon, Madrid, July 11, 2007. Original title: Cafe solo o con ellas. Running time: 99 MIN.
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4th Highest Grossing Spanish Movie of the year

 by l3utterfishHere is an official list of the highest Grossing Spanish movies of 2007. In the 4th place we have Love Expresso :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::






Official LINK: http://www.mcu.es/cine/MC/CDC/Anio2007/CinePeliculasEspaniolas.html

Largometrajes españoles con mayor recaudación

1 de enero a 31 de diciembre de 2007

LargometrajeEstrenoEspectadoresRecaudación
1ORFANATO, EL10/09/20074.274.35524.317.951,81 €
2REC20/11/20071.341.9517.748.900,61 €
3TRECE ROSAS, LAS14/09/2007786.4384.321.579,76 €
4CAFE SOLO O CON ELLAS29/06/2007450.4002.437.791,95 €
5PEREZ, EL RATONCITO DE TUS SUEÑOS10/11/2006423.5142.182.273,79 €
6CARTA ESFERICA, LA31/08/2007377.6512.114.819,98 €
7EKIPO JA, EL19/01/2007303.5081.629.034,84 €
8CAJA KOVAK,LA11/12/2006295.0131.596.899,74 €
9LABERINTO DEL FAUNO, EL10/10/2006302.7921.594.031,98 €
10TORRE DE SUSO, LA17/09/2007266.6781.527.865,12 €
11ATASCO EN LA NACIONAL20/07/2007279.2861.511.035,48 €
12CLUB DE LOS SUICIDAS, EL23/08/2007259.5111.413.666,05 €
13SALIR PITANDO11/09/2007253.5561.403.854,06 €
14CAOTICA ANA24/08/2007245.8571.361.757,30 €
15MATAHARIS28/09/2007231.4621.328.666,40 €
16LOLA, la pelicula16/03/2007241.7311.203.171,97 €
17DONKEYXOTE02/12/2007194.6241.091.984,72 €
187 MESAS (De Billar Francés)05/10/2007192.7291.089.205,30 €
19BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS07/06/2007191.6111.061.020,94 €
20LADRONES22/06/2007184.615978.438,28 €
21CANDIDA22/12/2006184.752931.620,14 €
22EL PERFUME, HISTORIA DE UN ASESINO23/11/2006179.542904.891,46 €
23LUZ DE DOMINGO16/11/2007123.698684.112,48 €
24Y TU QUIEN ERES?20/09/2007126.982683.495,63 €
25TOTENWACKERS, LOS31/10/2007118.424661.165,05 €

10th Spanish Film Festival 2007: Audience Award

10th Spanish Film Festival 2007: Audience Award by l3utterfish
10th Spanish Film Festival 2007: Oficial Selection

Café solo o con ellas (2007)
Decent
Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo
Alejo Sauras, Lucía Jiménez, Asier Etxeandía, Elena Ballesteros, Inma Cuesta, Diego Paris, Javier Godino, Terele Pávez
2 nominations  1 Award
Nominations - Café solo o con ellas
Best Film    
Audience Award      Winner 

Tolouse International Film Festival Competition

Audience Award
 BEST FILM 
2007
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Zaragoza Comedy Film Festival. Audience Award BEST FILM

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10th Malaga Film Festival 2007: Best Film Nomination

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10th Malaga Film Festival 2007: Oficial Selection

Café solo o con ellas (2007)
Decent
Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo
Alejo Sauras, Lucía Jiménez, Asier Etxeandía, Elena Ballesteros, Inma Cuesta, Diego Paris, Javier Godino, Terele Pávez
2 nominations  1 Award
Nominations - Café solo o con ellas
Best Film    
Audience Award      Winner 

BIO Alvaro Diaz Lorenzo

BIO Alvaro Diaz Lorenzo by l3utterfishBorn in Madrid and raised in Malaga, where he attended a British school, becoming bilingual at a very early age. Graduated with Honors from the University of Sunderland (UK) in Film and Media Studies.

After graduating he moved back to Spain where he shot several shorts, until he made his film debut as a film director and screenwriter with Cafe Solo o Con Ellas (Love Expresso) obtaining several awards and becoming the forth highest grossing Spanish movie of 2007.

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Love Expresso ( Café solo o con ellas ) FULL MOVIE

Love Expresso ( Café solo o con ellas ) FULL MOVIE by l3utterfish
Málaga Spanish Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Audience Award Best Film
Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo
Nominated Golden Biznaga Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo