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Summer rain (El camino de los Ingleses) - Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez, Antonio Banderas

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Malaga, late 70s. Miguelito Dávila (Alberto Amarilla) is 18 years old. He's just left hospital minus a kidney but in possession of an impressive scar and a copy of Dante's "The Divine Comedy", a gift from a fellow patient that has inspired him to become a poet. Miguelito finds a muse in Luli (María Ruiz) and he falls in love with her. Over the course of the summer, Miguelito and his friends explore love, sex and friendship along the path to adulthood. Their ambitions, like the Camino de los Ingleses, a road that crosses their hometown, could take them anywhere. But it's a rough road and every summer has its rainy day.

Summer rain is a lushly romantic, beautifully crafted portrait of coming of age in southern Spain in the 1970s. In his second feature film as director, Antonio Banderas delivers a very intimate drama about dreams and ambition, with an emotional force which reflects Banderas' own ties with the Spanish film industry.

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Film drama romance Spain teen coming-of-age summer love Antonio Soler

Persons of interest

Alberto Amarilla .... Miguelito Dávila
María Ruiz .... Luli Gigante
Félix Gómez .... Paco Frontón
Raúl Arévalo .... Babirusa
Marta Nieto .... La Cuerpo
Mario Casas .... Moratalla
Fran Perea .... El Garganta
Antonio Garrido .... Cardona
Antonio Zafra .... El Enano Martínez
Victor Perez .... González Cortés
Cuca Escribano .... Fina Nunni
Lucio Romero .... Abuelo
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 'El Sevilla' .... Rafi
Juan De la Cruz Montilla .... Picardi
Juan Diego .... Don Alfredo
Alberto González .... Ventura Díaz
Mara Guill .... Remedios
Sole Palmero .... Adoración
Antonio Soler .... Author
Antonio Soler .... Screenwriter
Antonio Banderas .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Australian Spanish Film Festival 2007: Screening
Berlin International Film Festival 2007: Won: Label Europa Cinemas (Antonio Banderas)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 2007: Nominated: Best Screenplay, Adapted (Antonio Soler), Best Supporting Actress (Cuca Escribano)
Goya Awards 2007: Nominated: Best New Actor (Alberto Amarilla), Best Screenplay - Adapted (Antonio Soler)

Studios and distributors:

Australian Spanish Film Festival

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Summer rain (El camino de los Ingleses) is certainly a coming of age movie with sex and crime but it has nothing on Crime novel (Romanzo criminale). And the direction is way over the top with lots of meaningless art thrown in, seemingly at random. I'm all for random acts of senseless beauty but they're supposed to enhance the environment, not upstage your own work.

The drama, romance, Spain movie Summer rain (El camino de los Ingleses) is directed by Antonio Banderas and stars Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez.