Sin noticias de Dios (2001)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Writer:

Agustín Díaz Yanes (writer)

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Heaven and hell are on Earth, and they're wearing heels.

Plot:

Two angels, one from the heaven (Victoria Abril) and one from the hell (Penélope Cruz), come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Bible Quote | Beautiful Woman | Gun | Conspiracy

Awards:

2 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Victoria Abril	...	Lola Nevado
Penélope Cruz	...	Carmen Ramos
Demián Bichir	...	Manny
Fanny Ardant	...	Marina D'Angelo
Juan Echanove	...	Supermarket manager
Gael García Bernal	...	Davenport
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba	...	Police chief
Cristina Marcos	...	Police officer
Gemma Jones	...	Nancy
Bruno Bichir	...	Eduardo
Elena Anaya	...	Pili
Peter McDonald	...	Henry
Alicia Sánchez	...	Checkout girl
Luis Tosar	...	Police officer
Elsa Pataky	...	Waitress in Hell

Also Known As:

Bendito infierno (Mexico) (Spain)
Don't Tempt Me (USA)
Nessuna notizia da Dio (Italy)
No News from God (USA)
Sans nouvelles de Dieu (France)
Without News of God (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

Brazil:95 min | Colombia:112 min | USA:112 min

Country:

Spain | Italy | France | Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English | French | Latin

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Australia:MA

Company:

Altavista Films

Trivia:

The photo Lola (Victoria Abril) puts into the album shows the mother of Manny. The woman in this photo is the actress Pilar Bardem.

Quotes:

[on Carmen]
Lola Nevado: Bad people never let you down, because bad people never change

Movie Connections:

Features Goodfellas (1990)

Cruz and Abril are out of this world!

Needing a bit of comedy after the Danish film, Craig, I turn to the ever luscious Penelope Cruz who, along with Victoria Abril, are sure to delight.

To say that Cruz is hot is putting it mildly, as she plays an inhabitant of Hell who is sent to Earth to grab the soul of a losing, debt-ridden, boxer (Demián Bichir). Heaven sends their own representative and the battle is on.

Abril, who falls short of her most skintastic performance, nevertheless gives us a glimpse of her heavenly body as she plays the misogynistic boxer's wife. Cruz keeps it hot as she struts and dances, but does keep it on as the boxer's cousin. Why the bum doesn't stray is a big mystery.

Gael García Bernal (The Crime of Father Amaro, Bad Education, babel) plays the administrator of Hell, who becomes concerned about a corporate takeover by the rich, who are working to convince everyone that they are not really bad, but victims of society. Sides become blurred as the need to continue the existence of good and evil, and Heaven and Hell become more important that who gets the soul.

Fanny Ardant (8 Women, Paris, je t'aime), Elena Anaya (Van Helsing), and Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), and Elsa Pataky (Snakes on a Plane, Romasanta) all add to the fun.