''Every Song Is About Me'' ( es, Todas las canciones hablan de mí, links=no) is a 2010 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by

Jonás Trueba Jonás Trueba (born 1981) is a Spanish filmmaker. Biography Born in Madrid in 1981, Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete is the son of Fernando Trueba and . Prior to his directorial debut in a feature film with '' Every Song Is About Me'' (2010), he ...

which stars Oriol Vila and

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, also featuring Bruno Bergonzini, Valeria Alonso,

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, Miriam Giovanelli and Ramon Fontserè.

Plot

The story is set in

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. The plot follows the relationship between aspiring poet Ramiro and architecture student Andrea, as the former tries to get through the separation from the latter.

Cast

Production

''Every Song is About Me'' is Jonás Trueba's debut as a feature film director. The screenplay was penned by Trueba alongside .

Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...

and Mariela Besuievsky were credited as producers. The film is a Castafiore Films and Tornasol Films production and it had the participation of

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and RTVV.

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 December 2010.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of ''

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'' rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars, deeming the filmmaking to be better than the writing, also considering that part of the film's supporting cast is squandered and that the story features an "intentionally naturalistic tone" "that makes us neither laugh nor cry". Jordi Costa of ''

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'' scored 2 out of 5 stars, writing that the monologue laid out by Vila's character "is a perfect declaration of principles: Ramiro doesn't want to move... and Jonás Trueba's cinema doesn't seem willing to do so either".

Accolades

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25th Goya Awards The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. ''Black Bread'' (''Pa negre'') by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Nominees Major awards Other award ...

, , Best New Director , , Jonás Trueba , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best New Actor , , Oriol Vila , ,

References

External links

* 2010 comedy films 2010 films 2010 romantic comedy-drama films Spanish romantic comedy-drama films Films set in Madrid Tornasol Films films 2010s Spanish films 2010s Spanish-language films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub