The Tenderness

The Tenderness
The Tenderness
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	La ternura
Directed by	Vicente Villanueva
Screenplay by	Vicente Villanueva
Based on	La ternura; by Alfredo Sanzol
Starring	Emma Suárez; Gonzalo de Castro; Alexandra Jiménez; Fernando Guallar; Anna Moliner; Carlos Cuevas;
Cinematography	Luis Ángel Pérez
Edited by	José Manuel Jiménez
Music by	Fernando Velázquez
Production; companies	Priss&Batty; La Ternura la película AIE; Bahía Carey;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures International Spain
Release dates	25 September 2023 (Paterna); 29 September 2023 (Spain);
Countries	Spain; Dominican Republic;
Language	Spanish

The Tenderness (Spanish: La ternura)^[1] is a 2023 Spanish-Dominican fantasy comedy film directed and written by Vicente Villanueva [es] based on the play by Alfredo Sanzol [es] which stars Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro, Alexandra Jiménez, Fernando Guallar, Anna Moliner, and Carlos Cuevas.

Plot

Misandric witch-queen Esmeralda manages to escape from the West Indies Fleet and settle in a desert island with her two daughters (princesses Rubí and Salmón) so they can be free from the influence of men, but the island actually happens to be inhabited by a misogynistic logger and his two sons (loggers Verdemar and Azulcielo), so the women cross-dress as men.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Cast listing:^[3]

Emma Suárez as reina Esmeralda
Gonzalo de Castro as leñador
Alexandra Jiménez as princesa Rubí
Fernando Guallar as leñador Verdemar
Anna Moliner [es] as princesa Salmón
Carlos Cuevas as leñador Azulcielo

Production

The film is a Spanish-Dominican co-production by Priss&Batty, La Ternura la película AIE, and Bahía Carey with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.^[4] Shooting locations included Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid and the Cosón Beach near Samaná.^[4]

Release

The film received a pre-screening at Cines Kinépolis of Paterna on 25 September 2023.^[5]^[6] It was also scheduled to screen at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia [es] during a RTVE gala of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 28 September 2023.^[7] Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 September 2023.^[8]

Reception

Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, assessing that the film is as eccentric and crazy as it is fun.^[9]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2024	38th Goya Awards	Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Eli Adánez, Juan Begara	Nominated	^[10]
2024	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role	Alexandra Jiménez	Nominated	^[11]^[12]

References

^ "The Tenderness". FilmFactory. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Vicente Villanueva estrena 'La Ternura': "Hemos cogido lo mejor del teatro y el cine y lo hemos convertido en película"". Europa Press. 25 September 2023.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 September 2023). "Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla". Aisge.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (23 November 2022). "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La ternura', una película dirigida por Vicente Villanueva". Audiovisual451.
^ "Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro y Vicente Villanueva preestrenarán 'La ternura' en Paterna". Europa Press.
^ Ferrer, Arancha; Carmona, Mar (26 September 2023). "Kinepolis acoge el preestreno de "La Ternura"". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica.
^ "RTVE estrena en el festival de San Sebastián "La Ternura" y "Chinas"". Infobae. 23 August 2023.
^ "Tráiler de 'La ternura', nueva película de Vicente Villanueva". Audiovisual451. 14 August 2023.
^ Román Almansa, Enid (27 September 2023). "Crítica de 'La ternura': divertidas obras de Shakespeare e inútiles guerras de sexos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^ "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
^ "Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA". Europa Press. 12 March 2024.

[1] "The Tenderness". FilmFactory. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[2] "Vicente Villanueva estrena 'La Ternura': "Hemos cogido lo mejor del teatro y el cine y lo hemos convertido en película"". Europa Press. 25 September 2023.

[aisge-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 September 2023). "Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla". Aisge.

[a451-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (23 November 2022). "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La ternura', una película dirigida por Vicente Villanueva". Audiovisual451.

[5] "Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro y Vicente Villanueva preestrenarán 'La ternura' en Paterna". Europa Press.

[6] Ferrer, Arancha; Carmona, Mar (26 September 2023). "Kinepolis acoge el preestreno de "La Ternura"". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica.

[7] "RTVE estrena en el festival de San Sebastián "La Ternura" y "Chinas"". Infobae. 23 August 2023.

[8] "Tráiler de 'La ternura', nueva película de Vicente Villanueva". Audiovisual451. 14 August 2023.

[9] Román Almansa, Enid (27 September 2023). "Crítica de 'La ternura': divertidas obras de Shakespeare e inútiles guerras de sexos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

[10] "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.

[11] "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.

[12] "Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA". Europa Press. 12 March 2024.

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