The Good Boss

2021 2h 0m ES

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 490

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Javier Bardem
Julio Blanco
Manolo Solo
Miralles
Almudena Amor
Liliana
Óscar de la Fuente
José
Sonia Almarcha
Adela
Fernando Albizu
Román
María de Nati
Ángela
Tarik Rmili
Khaled

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Writers: Fernando León de Aranoa
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Pau Esteve Birba. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Zeltia Montes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Vanessa Marimbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 6

CAST

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Javier Bardem and Manolo Solo and Almudena Amor carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13066182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fernando León de Aranoa directs. Pau Esteve Birba behind the camera. Zeltia Montes scores. Vanessa Marimbert cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Pau Esteve Birba. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Zeltia Montes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Vanessa Marimbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Javier Bardem and Manolo Solo and Almudena Amor carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13066182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pau Esteve Birba
Original score: Zeltia Montes
Editing: Vanessa Marimbert
Sound: Valeria Arcieri
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Box office: $365,000
Original language: ES
IMDB: The Good Boss (2021)

Awards

European Film Award for Best Comedy
Premio Feroz for Best Comedy
Goya Award for Best Film

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CinemaSerf2022-07-22
★ 7/10
Javier Bardem is really amusing in this comedy drama. He ("Blanco") owns a company that manufactures scales, and is very excited to learn that they are up for a local civic award (he even has a space on his wall at home for the trophy!). Unfortunately for him, his best pal at work is his operations manager "Miralles" (Manolo Solo) who is having some marital difficulties causing him to screw up just about every order leaving their plant. To make matters worse, one of his disgruntled former employees "Jose" (Óscar de la Fuente) is conducting a one-man crusade outside the entrance on a piece of waste ground. Finally, well he has a bit of a wandering eye - and intern "Liliana" (Almudena Amor) is the latest object of his affections. The challenge for "Blanco" is - can he keep it all afloat long enough to win his cherished cup? It's not exactly laugh our loud, but the evolving nature of the scenarios as they gradually intertwine makes for a thoroughly enjoyable watch. A strong supporting cast help the star to deliver a punchy, sarcastically witty and wryly written observation of just how so many family business are probably run - a sort of benign megalomania. There are one or two threads that don't work quite so well, particularly towards the end - and it is perhaps 15 minutes too long, but for the most part this is an entertaining outing for a star and a director very much on form.
badelf2022-08-14
★ 7/10
The perfect amusement for a break from heavy movies.