DOMINIC HARARI, TERESA PELEGRI

Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB

Original title:  Seres Queridos

Spain/Argentina/Portugal/United Kingdom, 2004.  Canal+ España, Greenpoint Films, Madragoa Filmes, Patagonik Film Group, Tornasol Films, UK Film Council.  Screenplay by Dominic Harari, Teresa Pelegri.  Cinematography by Danny Cohen.  Produced by Mariela Besuievsky, Gerardo Herrero, Javier Lopez Blanco.  Music by Charlie Mole.  Production Design by Soledad Sesena.  Costume Design by Estibaliz Markiegi.  Film Editing by Fernando Pardo.  

A young Jewish girl returns home to Spain and brings her Palestinian fiancé to meet her family. His fears that they won’t accept him become impressively heightened when a minor kitchen mishap results in a terrifying accident that threatens not only his welcome into the family but his relationship with his beloved. The conundrum these two find themselves in results in a dizzy farce of madcap chases and slamming doors, a silly indulgence in a highly worn-out formula but an enjoyable one all the same. Argentinean actress Norma Aleandro is magnificent as the matriarch of the kooky clan, while Guillermo Toledo is wonderful as the hapless hero.