Tapas (Film)
- Ángel de Andrés López: Lolo ( Manolo )
- María Galiana: Doña Conchi
- Elvira Mínguez: Raquel Merino
- Rubén Ochandiano: César
- Alberto de Mendoza: Don Mariano
- Darío Paso: Opo
Tapas is a Spanish film from 2005, which tells comedy by way of stories from the life of " little people " around a tapas bar in a suburban area of Barcelona.
Action
Manolo Tapas bar is threatened by chaos: His wife has left the choleric and now no longer in the kitchen. As a substitute of Chinese Mao begins at him, turning the pan as celebrated a martial art. So that no one learns from Manolos disgrace, Mao must constantly stay in the kitchen and can also be called with the name of his wife. Only the prostitute, with whom he runs for years, Manolo laments his suffering and she advises him to look for his wife. But he thinks he can but the bar does not close, especially since a large birthday party anstehe.
The Opo friends and César, two assistants in the supermarket, look forward to César's birthday party and plenty of women friends in the subsequent summer holidays. At least Opo brags here like, it makes the quieter César acquaintance of vegetables wife Raquel. You begin a short hot affair, even though she leads an internet relationship with a Argentines for a year.
Meanwhile, worried Opo for the birthday party ever drugs - Doña Conchi, the Lolos in Bar aufbessert with this trade the pension. It also ensures that your husband spent his last days especially pleasant after his lung cancer diagnosis can bring.
Since Mao is in the kitchen, this is sparkling clean and the food tastes of the customers better. This is not surprising, because Mao was in China a top chef and is inspired in the tapas bar by Ferran Adrià. The birthday menu for César is a success, to blow the budget without Manolos. Downer for César, however, that Raquel does away and stays with her Argentinian, a day later appears.
Manolo slowly loses his skepticism about Mao. After this he reveals that he had come because of love to Barcelona ( "Love is like a plant., When it is poured not daily, dried them " ), leaves Manolo him the leader of the bar, while he is on a search for his wife makes.
Awards
- Best Film (Golden biznaga ) and Audience Award at the Malaga Film Festival 2005
- Best Screenplay at the Montréal World Film Festival 2005 ( there also nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques ( film award ) )
- Nominated for Best Film at the Catalonian Butaca Awards 2005
- Best debut with the San Jordi Awards 2006
- Aurora at Tromsø Internasjonale Film Festival 2006
In addition there are awards and Nomierungen for performers, especially for Ángel de Andrés López and several Elvira Mínguez.