07/07/2003 - The English director is on the Iberian set of A Fond Kiss, based on “Romeo & Juliet”; a love story between two individuals who could not be more different if they tried

The third and last chapter of Ken Loach’s Scottish trilogy that began with My Name is Joe, followed by Sweet Sixteen [+see also:
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film profile], is entitled A Fond Kiss. Set in Malaga, the film is based upon Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, “Romeo & Juliet”. It is a love story between two individuals of different race, creed and cultures, issues, which, the director revealed in an interview with top Spanish daily El Mundo “can be barriers, but not necessarily insurmountable ones”.
He said that he “stole” the title from a Scottish poem and decided to make the film in Malaga because of it offered his cast an opportunity for rest and relaxation too. The film is in Spanish because I want it to reflect the characters as they really are. And that includes the language they express themselves in.”

(Translated from Italian)