Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena
(Things That Make Life Worth Living)

Directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira
Spain
2004
86 mins
15

Cast
Ana Belen
Eduard Fernández
Jose Sacristan
Maria Pujalte

2003 ¡Viva! guest Fernández won a Goya nomination for his role in this autumnal romantic comedy, playing opposite popular star Belen (also Goya-nominated). Deserted by hubby for a younger woman, Hortenisa's fed up. Jorge is an unemployed, divorced, recovering alcoholic who believes in luck. And he finds it one day when he encounters Hortenisa at the job centre. Can she take a chance on this younger stranger? How far will he go to convince her? And how would they interweave any future relationship into the complicated fabric of their lives? A splendid return to comedy from director Manuel Gómez Pereira.