Sin noticias de Dios (2001)

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 and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Bible Quote | Beautiful Woman | Gun | Conspiracy

Awards:

3 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)

Funny, Ironical and Charming – One of the Most Original Comedies I Have Ever Seen

When the leaders of Heaven and Hell, Marina D'Angelo (Fanny Ardant) and Davenport (Gael García Bernal) respectively, decide to fight for the soul of the decadent boxer Manny (Demián Bichir), they send their best agents to Earth. The singer Lola Nevado (Victoria Abril) from Heaven and the former gangster Carmen Ramos (Penélope Cruz) from Hell are assigned to get his soul, and they have a tough dispute to accomplish their mission.

"Sin Noticias de Dios" is one of most original comedies I have ever seen. The story is very funny, ironical and charming, with splendid lines and dialogs in the screenplay. The direction is very precise; the wonderful cast, with a very charming and sexy Penélope Cruz; a stunning (as usual) Victoria Abril singing in a perfect Portuguese; an elegant and classy Fanny Ardant; and a very funny Gael García Bernal, has also the participation of Demián Bichir (from "Sexo Pudor Y Lágrimas", "Santitos" and "In the Time of the Butterflies"), Elsa Pataky (from "Beyond Re-Animator" and "Romasanta") and an uncredited last scene with Javier Bardem. The vision of Heaven as Paris, Hell as an American prison (could be a South-American one – certainly they are worse) and the Hell's administrator as an American president in his car with his body-guards are absolutely hilarious. Victoria Abril singing "I'm Evil" and Penélope Cruz dancing an extremely sexy dance are delightful. I highly recommend this movie, which has two (2) wins and seventeen (17) nominations of festivals, for those viewers that like a refreshing and very different comedy. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Sem Notícias de Deus" ("Without News From God")