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Something to Remember Me By (film)

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Something to Remember Me By
Theatrical release poster
SpanishPara que no me olvides
Directed byPatricia Ferreira
Screenplay by
  • Virginia Yagüe
  • Patricia Ferreira
Produced byPancho Casal
Starring
CinematographyMarcelo Camorino
Edited byCarmen Frías
Production
companies
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • February 2005 (2005-02) (Berlinale)
  • 18 February 2005 (2005-02-18) (Spain)
LanguageSpanish

Something to Remember Me By (Spanish: Para que no me olvides) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Patricia Ferreira [es] which stars Emma Vilarasau, Fernando Fernán-Gómez, Marta Etura, and Roger Coma.

Plot

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The plot concerns about a family drama involving director Irene, her aging father Mateo and her son David, an architecture student who maintains a relation with cashier Clara. Upon the death of David in a car accident, Mateo begins to write his grandson's story.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by Patricia Ferreira [es] and Virginia Yagüe [es].[2] The film was produced by Continental Producciones alongside Televisión de Galicia.[1] It also had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[1]

It was shot in the Madrid region and the province of A Coruña,[3] including the Langosteira Beach [gl].[4]

Release

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The film premiered at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2005, presented as a 'Special Screening' out of competition.[5][6] Distributed by Alta Classics,[1] it was theatrically released in Spain on 18 February 2005.[7]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "tightly buttoned, trigenerational family drama" to be "worthy but dull".[1]

The review in El País observed that despite the film starting with "cheesy" trappings, the plot takes a "spectacular turn" by dealing a "brutal blow", eventually underpinning the film as "one of those movies that serve to learn more about life".[8]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2006 20th Goya Awards Best Actress Emma Vilarasau Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actress Marta Etura Nominated
Best Art Direction Federico G. Gambero, Félix Murcia Nominated
4th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Film Nominated [10][11]
Best Director Patricia Ferreira Nominated
Best Actor Fernando Fernán-Gómez Won
Best Supporting Actress Marta Etura Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Víctor Mosqueira Nominated
15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Marta Etura Nominated [12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Holland, Jonathan (14 February 2005). "Something To Remember Me By". Variety.
  2. ^ "Patricia Ferreira dirige a Fernán Gómez en "Para que no me olvides"". La Voz de Galicia. 3 February 2004.
  3. ^ "Para que no me olvides". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Patricia Ferreira rueda en Fisterra parte de "Para que no me olvides"". La Voz de Galicia. 16 March 2004.
  5. ^ Galán, Diego (16 February 2005). "'Para que no me olvides', de Ferreira, recibida con una prolongada ovación". El País.
  6. ^ Rodríguez Marchante, E (15 February 2005). "La Berlinale le da otro Oso a Fernán-Gómez, "para que no la olvide"". ABC.
  7. ^ Sánchez, Mayka (18 February 2005). "Para que no me olvides". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  8. ^ "La memoria de los muertos". El País. 18 February 2005.
  9. ^ "Para que no me olvides". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Xa coñocemos ós nominados ós premios MM 05: As Leis de Celavella, Libro de Familia, El Sueño de una noche de San Juan ou León y Olvido, entre as máis nominadas". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 23 February 2006.
  11. ^ "León y Olvido, As leis de Celavella, Mentíndolle á vida y Consumidores recogieron algunos de los galardones de la Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Entregados los Premios Mestre Mateo -MM05- en una gala presentada por Luis Piedrahita y Iolanda Muiños". Galicia Digital. 20 March 2006.
  12. ^ "La Unión de Actores anuncia sus candidatos correspondientes a 2005". Fanzine Digital. 4 April 2006.
  13. ^ "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.