Sobreviviré (I Will Survive) (1999)

43% of critics liked it
(7 reviews)
66% of users liked it
(153 ratings)

Marga (Emma Suarez) is having a streak of bad luck. Through her friendship with Rosa (Mirta Ibarra), she tries to regain her self-confidence, but love interests again create conflict. It is while developing a relationship with a handsome gay sculptor ten years her junior: Inaqui (Juan Diego Botto),… More Marga (Emma Suarez) is having a streak of bad luck. Through her friendship with Rosa (Mirta Ibarra), she tries to regain her self-confidence, but love interests again create conflict. It is while developing a relationship with a handsome gay sculptor ten years her junior: Inaqui (Juan Diego Botto), that she starts to improve. However, Marga and Inaqui go beyond friendship, but are frustrated by their limitations. Ultimately, the two may have to settle for an "impossible" love relationship, as their unique best road to happiness.

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Alfonso Albacete, David Menkes
Written By: Alfonso Albacete, Lucía Etxebarría, David Menkes
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 19, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Feb 17, 2004

Critic Reviews

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Familiar, soapy script.
Ed Park, Village Voice
Bears some resemblance to All About My Mother, but lacks its compatriot's flamboyance, content to traffic in glib banalities and unwitting self-absorption.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Wise, beautifully acted and well-observed.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A shameless, straightforward soap opera (no Almodovarian excess here!), but it's pretty entertaining on its own sudsy terms.
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Daily News
Albacete, Menkes and co-writer Lucia Etxeberria have a good ear for dialogue, but demonstrate less certainty at creating a wealth of memorable characters or situations.
David Ehrenstein, New Times
A thoughtful, well-acted and well-observed (though bleak) look at what some people have to put up with to get through life.
Dave White, IFilm
It transcends utter schlock by being charming and unapologetic about its unconventional romance.

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