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Kika is a Spanish-language drama and comedy film directed and written by Pedro Almodóvar. Produced by Agustín Almodóvar through Ciby 2000 and El Deseo, the movie features a cast including Verónica Forqué, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril, and Rossy de Palma. The narrative is set in Madrid, where filming also took place. The story addresses the main subject of incest and includes themes such as suicide, marriage proposals, and funerals.
The film has a runtime of 117 minutes or 114 minutes and was released in 1993. It originated in Spain and France. The production team included composer Enrique Granados, film editor José Salcedo, and director of photography Alfredo F. Mayo. Distribution formats include video on demand. The movie received a Bechdel test assessment and holds various review scores, including a 5.5 out of 10, a 53 out of 100, and a 59 percent rating.
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6.4When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his recently deceased son, she inadvertently revives the young man, then falls in love with him. Forces conspire against the couple, though, as Nicholas wants Kika for himself.
Cast
- Verónica Forqué as Kika
- Victoria Abril as Andrea Caracortada
- Peter Coyote as Nicholas Pierce
- Rossy de Palma as Juana
- Àlex Casanovas as Ramón
- Santiago Lajusticia as Pablo
Themes
- suicide
- marriage proposal
- madrid, spain
- funeral
- photographer
- cosmetologist
- fake newsflash
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
15,326 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- incest
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Screenwriter
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast member
- Blanca Li
- Composer
- Enrique Granados
- Producer
- Agustín Almodóvar
- Production company
- Ciby 2000
- Cinematographer
- Alfredo F. Mayo
- Narrative location
- Madrid
- Filming location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 415671
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-03-17
- film editor
- José Salcedo
- title
- Kika
- different from
- Kika
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 59%
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