''Me, Myself and My Dead Wife'' () is a 2019 Spanish-Argentine comedy-drama film directed by

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from a screenplay he wrote in collaboration with Rafael Cobos. It stars Oscar Martínez alongside

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and

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Plot

Initially reluctant,

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ed architect Bernardo accepts to fulfill his dead wife's wish of scattering her ashes in her Spanish homeland travelling from

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to the

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, where he finds out about her wife's secrets while coming across real estate agent Abi and Amalia.

Cast

Production

The film is a Películas Grupo Tranquilo and AZ Films Spanish-Argentine co-production and it had the participation of

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. Shooting locations included

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, and

Release

The film was presented at the

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on 21 March 2019. It was also set to open in Argentine theatres on 21 March 2019. Distributed by ConUnPack Distribución, it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 July 2019.

Reception

Pablo O. Scholz of '' Clarín'' gave the film a 'good' rating, pointing out that Martínez carries the whole film, while citing that "little, minute by minute, scene after scene,

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loses the consistency it had at the beginning". Mirito Torreiro of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Martínez's performance as the best thing about the film.

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of ''

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'' assessed that "there is never a sense of unity" in the screenplay, and the promising first half hour is scuppered.

Accolades

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, , Silver Biznaga for Best Actor , , Oscar Martínez , , , ,

References

{{reflist Films set in Buenos Aires Films set in Andalusia 2019 comedy-drama films Spanish-language comedy-drama films Spanish comedy-drama films Argentine comedy-drama films Films shot in Buenos Aires Films shot in the province of Cádiz Films shot in the province of Seville Films shot in the province of Málaga