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Spanish | Para que no me olvides |
Directed by | Patricia Ferreira |
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Produced by | Pancho Casal |
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Cinematography | Marcelo Camorino |
Edited by | Carmen Frías |
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Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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Language | Spanish |
Something to Remember Me By (Spanish: Para que no me olvides) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Patricia FerreiraEmma Vilarasau, Fernando Fernán-Gómez, Marta Etura, and Roger Coma.
which starsThe 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]
The screenplay was penned by Patricia Ferreira[2] The film was produced by Continental Producciones alongside Televisión de Galicia.[1] It also had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[1]
and Virginia Yagüe .It was shot in the Madrid region and the province of A Coruña,[3] including the Langosteira Beach .[4]
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]
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]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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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] |