Love & Mathematics
(Amor y matemáticas)
Claudia Sainte-Luce | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fiction
2022 | 84 minutes | Mexico
Having known fame and recognition, former boy band star Billy now lives a dull life until Monica encourages him to resume his artistic career.
Synopsis
After his time in the popular boy band Equinoccio, Billy Lozano is now living a tedious life as a married man, in his late thirties, in the suburbs. Frustrated with his lifestyle, he lives with all the necessary pseudo-comforts in the house of his dreams but feels like the biggest loser in the world since his latest entrepreneurial endeavor is a failure. He has no other occupation but to take care of his son and his wife’s dog.
Her new neighbor Monica is shocked to recognize her teen boy-band crush living across the street. When she encourages him to resume his artistic career, it appears that their lives will never be the same. Or will they?
Reviews
“It’s a welcome, biting satire that is self-aware enough to acknowledge its main character’s faults by not giving him what he initially wants, but by leaving us all guessing in the end.” — Alejandra Martinez, Austin Chronicles
“A charming and genuine comedy about a those who live trapped in yesterday's triumphs, attempting to recreate a sense of freedom and joy that is long gone.” — Rene Sanchez, Cine Sin Fronteras
“Love and Mathematics is a clever, funny, and thoughtful examination of the lengths one man (and maybe all of us) would go to for a scrap of relevancy or validation. Powered by lovely performances and smart writing.” — Alejandra Martinez, Austin Chronicles
Citation
Main credits
Sainte-Luce, Claudia (film director)
Pelusi de Icaza, Adriana (screenwriter)
Kregel, Christian (film producer)
Quijano, Roberto (actor)
Bovio, Diana (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Carlos Correa; editing, Julián Sarmiento; music, Dan Zlotnik, Camilo Froideval.
Citation
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Pragda subjects
Economics + Social Class Issues
Family
Labor Studies
Latin American Studies
Music
North America
Sociology
Keywords
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Festivals
Toronto Iinternational Film Festival; Chicago Latino Film Festival; San Diego Latino Film Festival; San Francisco International Film Festival; Cine Las Americas International Film Festival; Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Actor; Havana Film Festival NY; Huelva Film Festival; Palm Beach Film Festival; Göteborg Film Festival; Americana Film Festival Barcelona, ; Cine Latino Bergen; MOOOV Film Festival; Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America; Jecheon Int. Music Film Festival; Hola Mexico Film Festival; Vancouver LatAm Film Festival; Loft Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Claudia Sainte-Luce
NATIONALITY: Mexico
YEAR: 2022
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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