; ▁Al mod ó var ▁en list ed ▁Alfred o ▁May o ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁Jose ▁Luis ▁Al ca ine ▁was ▁un available . ▁Japanese ▁composer ▁Ry u ichi ▁Sak am oto ▁created ▁a ▁score ▁that ▁inf used ▁popular ▁songs ▁and ▁bol eros . ▁High ▁He els ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁prison ▁yard ▁dance ▁sequence . ▁ ▁While ▁High ▁He els ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁success ▁in ▁Spain , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁poor ▁reviews ▁from ▁Spanish ▁film ▁critics ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁mel od ram atic ▁approach ▁and ▁uns us pect ing ▁t onal ▁sh ifts . ▁The ▁film ▁got ▁a ▁better ▁critical ▁reception ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁France ▁and ▁won ▁France ' s ▁César ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Film . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁Mir am ax ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁effort ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁film ' s ▁under per formance ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁however ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film . ▁ ▁K ika ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁film ▁K ika ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁cent res ▁on ▁the ▁good - heart ed , ▁but ▁cl uel ess , ▁make up ▁artist ▁named ▁K ika ▁( Ver ónica ▁For qué ) ▁who ▁gets ▁herself ▁tang led ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁( Peter ▁Co y ote ) ▁and ▁his ▁steps on ▁( À lex ▁Cas an ov as ). ▁A ▁fashion ▁conscious ▁TV ▁rep orter ▁( V ict oria ▁Abr