Lebe zweimal, liebe einmal

Simple as well as moving film about an enjoyable family , including comedy , drama , emotion , sensitivity , a nice group of actors who worked extremely well together , along with colorful cinematography by Núria Roldos , stirring musical score by Arnau Ballester and compellingly directed by Maria Ripoll . Heartfelt tale dealing with a retired , good-natured academic professor named Emilio (Oscar Martínez) attempts to find the love of his childhood , Margarita , after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Then Emilio along with his family (his daughter Inma Cuesta as Julia , Nacho López as husband Felipe and granddaughter Mafalda Carbonel , the latter in real life daughter of actor Pablo Carbonel) go to Pamplona , Navarra , to meet Margarita after a large number of years with no relation with her . Along the way , the good-tempered grandfather suffers a temporal memory loss , forgetting elemental happenings and past records.

Set in 2018, City of Valencia , it is a dramedy (drama and comedy) concerning sensitive relationships , good feeling , emotion and moving scenes , including awesome interpretations with outcast roles were pretty well developed . As the touching plot becomes extremely affecting , containing an agreeable message , remembering the true meaning of our existence and the things that actually matter in the troublesome life . Here stands out the charming relationship between the grandfather and his granddaughter, with full of sensibility and attractiveness . Nevertheless , the film results to be sometimes deeply sad , due to the progression of the illness that causes depression, oblivion and forgetfulness . The picture gives an interesting point of sight of the Alzheimer's hopeless sickness , dealing with its unsettling progresiveness and teaching how to deal the people is suffering it .

The motion picture was professionally directed by Maria Ripoll . Maria Ripoll was born in 1964 in Barcelona, Catalonia , Spain and considered to be one of the best Spanish female filmmakers . She is an expert director and assistant director , being especially known for the successful "Your Life in 65" (2006) , ¨Tortilla Soup¨ (2001) , ¨Lluvia En Zapatos¨ or ¨The Man with Rain in His Shoes¨ (1998) and ¨Rastres de Sàndal¨ (2014). Maria has directed known international stars , such as : Penélope Cruz , Lena Headey , Héctor Helizondo , Leonardo Sbaraglia , Tchéky Karyo , Jacqueline Obradors , Elizabeth Peña , Douglas Henshall , Mark Strong , among others . She also made a thriller that failed at box office titled ¨Utopia¨ with Najwa Nimri , José Garcia , Emma Vilarasau and Fele Martínez . And this ¨Vivir dos veces¨ (2019) that has got several nominations and prizes , such as : Nominee ASECAN Award Best Lead Actress Inma Cuesta ,Best Spanish Film . José María Forqué Awards 2020 Nominee José María Forqué Award Values Education Alamar Cinena 161 Convoy Films Plural - Jempsa . Premis de l'Audiovisual Valencià/Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano 2019 Winner AVAV Best Original Score Arnau Bataller (Original Music Soundtrack) , Simon Smith , (additional music) , Best Supporting Actress Mafalda Carbonell , Best Costume Design Cristina Rodríguez , Best Screenplay María Mínguez , Best Actor Óscar Martínez , Best Fiction Feature Maria Ripoll , Alamar Cinena 161 , Nominee AVAV Best Supporting Actor Nacho López , Best Actress Inma Cuesta , Best Cinematography Núria Roldos.

This film had a lot of heart and was an easy watch. It follows a man with Alzheimer's trying to track down and locate his first love, before he loses those memories along with everything else.

It made me laugh out loud in parts, and had a feel-good vibe about it, with well-rounded characters. It meandered at times, and while I occasionally found my interest waning, I felt invested enough with the characters to persist. The young Mafalda Carbonell (Blanca) had excellent chemistry with Oscar Martinez (as Emilio) and together they provided many of the laughs and touching moments.

There are numerous tear-jerker moments - particularly towards the end as things get tied together nicely. Really heartwarming and well acted. It's not groundbreaking, but I definitely recommend it to those after a decent foreign language film.

"Do you want to come to the beach?"

Plot is very well written both sad and funny. Well-acted movie cinematography is brilliant and full of metaphorical images for those of you who enjoy artsy movies. Well worth watching.

Reviewers need to get their heads out of their a**es. Just because the star of the film is a professor doesn't mean we're looking for academic reviews. This was a film that spanned 3 generations and did it well. Each thought they knew it all but their interactions, just like life, taught them a thing or two ... about life. The relationship between the grandfather and granddaughter held the most charm. The parents lived in their own little world avoiding all that life threw at them. I could relate to the aging grandfather as well as the young girl. The film had a wonderful pace laced with comedy of all sorts. I highly recommend it. Good family comedy-drama.

It is a very funny and moving Spanish film; the plot is good and the performances are excellent.