Summer's Clouds

Summer's Clouds
Summer's Clouds
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Nubes de verano
Directed by	Felipe Vega
Screenplay by	Felipe Vega; Manuel Hidalgo;
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero; Marta Esteban;
Starring	Roberto Enríquez; Natalia Millán; David Selvas; Irene Montalà; Roger Casamajor;
Cinematography	Alfonso Parra
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	Josep Sanou
Production; companies	Tornasol Films; Messidor Films;
Distributed by	Alta Classics
Release dates	26 April 2004 (Málaga); 30 April 2004 (Spain);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Languages	Spanish; Catalan;

Summer's Clouds (Spanish: Nubes de verano) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by Felipe Vega [es]. It features Roberto Enríquez, Natalia Millán, David Selvas, Irene Montalà, and Roger Casamajor.

Plot

Set on the Costa Brava, in the Baix Empordà, a couple from Madrid (Ana and Daniel) and their son (Manuel) move in there to have a Summer vacation, coming across local Marta, Marta's boyfriend Tomás and cousin Robert.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Roberto Enríquez as Daniel^[4]
Natalia Millán as Ana^[4]
Kevin Almodóvar as Manuel^[5]
Irene Montalà as Marta^[5]
David Selvas as Robert^[4]
Roger Casamajor as Tomás^[5]
Michelle Jenner^[6]

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films and Messidor Films production.^[5] Shooting began in 2003 on the Costa Brava, Catalonia.^[7] It features dialogue in Spanish and Catalan.^[5]

Release

The film was presented at the 7th Málaga Film Festival in April 2004.^[2] Distributed by Alta Classics,^[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.^[4]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed Summer's Clouds to be an "satisfyingly rounded and thought-provoking piece, gratifying both heart and head".^[5]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the discovery of Millán and Montalà as the best thing about the film.^[4]

Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo rated the film with 4 stars, writing that it "shows with beautiful simplicity how complex people can be, and are."^[8]

References

↑ "Summer Clouds". TV Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
1 2 "Amenaza de chaparrón y años de diluvio en el Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 26 April 2004.
↑ Elices, Raquel (5 August 2022). "La película de Eric Rohmer "a la española" que es perfecta para este verano". rtve.es.
1 2 3 4 5 Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Nubes de verano". Fotogramas.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Holland, Jonathan (4 March 2004). "Summer's Clouds". Variety.
↑ "Michelle Jenner, de niña del doblaje a reina de la televisión". Lecturas. 18 September 2014.
↑ Ramos Martín, Manuel (6 June 2023). "Felipe Vega filma una comedia melancólica". El País.
↑ Bermejo, Alberto (7 May 2004). "Adultos de vacaciones". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.

[1] "Summer Clouds". TV Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

[malaga-2] 1 2 "Amenaza de chaparrón y años de diluvio en el Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 26 April 2004.

[3] Elices, Raquel (5 August 2022). "La película de Eric Rohmer "a la española" que es perfecta para este verano". rtve.es.

[vidal-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Nubes de verano". Fotogramas.

[holland-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Holland, Jonathan (4 March 2004). "Summer's Clouds". Variety.

[6] "Michelle Jenner, de niña del doblaje a reina de la televisión". Lecturas. 18 September 2014.

[7] Ramos Martín, Manuel (6 June 2023). "Felipe Vega filma una comedia melancólica". El País.

[8] Bermejo, Alberto (7 May 2004). "Adultos de vacaciones". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.

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