Something to Remember Me By (film)

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

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

Plot

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

Production

The screenplay was penned by Patricia Ferreira and Virginia Yagüe.[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.[4]

Release

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

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
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2006 20th Goya AwardsBest ActressEmma VilarasauNominated[9]
Best Supporting ActressMarta EturaNominated
Best Art DirectionFederico G. Gambero, Félix MurciaNominated
4th Mestre Mateo AwardsBest FilmNominated[10][11]
Best DirectorPatricia FerreiraNominated
Best ActorFernando Fernán-GómezWon
Best Supporting ActressMarta EturaNominated
Best Supporting ActorVíctor MosqueiraNominated
15th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleMarta EturaNominated[12][13]

See also

References
  1. 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.
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