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Your Name Poisons My Dreams

Your Name Poisons My Dreams (Spanish: Tu nombre envenena mis sueños) is a 1996 Spanish thriller film directed and co-written by Pilar Miró consisting of an adaptation of the novel Tu nombre envenena mis sueños by Joaquín Leguina. It stars Carmelo Gómez and Emma Suárez alongside Ángel de Andrés, Anabel Alonso and Toni Cantó.

Your Name Poisons My Dreams
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTu nombre envenena mis sueños
Directed byPilar Miró
Screenplay by
Based onTu nombre envenena mis sueños
by Joaquín Leguina
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byMaría Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Music byJosé Nieto
Production
company
Sogetel - Central de Producciones Audiovisuales
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • September 1996 (1996-09) (San Sebastián)
  • 27 September 1996 (1996-09-27) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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The fiction, starting in 1942, is primarily set in post-Civil War, Francoist Madrid (1940s), focusing on the case pertaining the killings of some Falangists, conveyed from the point of view of inspector Ángel Barciela, the policeman taking over the investigation; there are however another two timelines corresponding to the 1950s, and to the actual war period.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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A film adaptation of Joaquín Leguina's novel Tu nombre envenena mis sueños, the screenplay was penned by Ricardo Franco and Pilar Miró.[8] The film was produced by Sogetel/Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and it had the participation of Sogepaq and Canal Plus.[5] Javier Aguirresarobe was responsible for cinematography,[2] José Nieto for the music, and María Elena Sáinz de Rozas [ca] for film editing.[5] Rafael Díaz-Salgado, José Luis Olaizola and Fernando de Garcillán were credited as producers.[5]

Release

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The film was presented at the 44th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1996,[9][5] the same year as The Dog in the Manger, another film directed by Miró,[10] who would die about a year later. Distributed by UIP,[5] it opened in Spanish theatres on 27 September 1996.[11]

Reception

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David Rooney of Variety deemed the film to be a "mediocre period detective thriller", "more sleep-inducing than intoxicating".[5]

Augusto Martínez Torres of El País considered that the story would have probably been more interesting if it had focused on developing the (richer) personality of the woman, rather than on the point of view of the man.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ García, Rocío (21 April 1996). "Pilar Miró recrea amores en tiempo de guerra". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Martínez Torres, Augosto (29 September 1996). "Un Problema de punto de vista". El País.
  3. ^ a b c Davies 2009, p. 19.
  4. ^ Davies 2010, p. 149.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rooney, David (4 January 1997). "Your Name Poisons My Dreams". Variety.
  6. ^ Perriam 2003, p. 79.
  7. ^ "Tu nombre envenena mis sueños". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  8. ^ Peña Rodríguez 2022, p. 162.
  9. ^ Fernández Santos, Ángel (23 September 1996). "Pilar Míró sostiene con un alarde de gran oficio el lastre de un guión en exceso literario". El País.
  10. ^ Angulo 1998, p. 30.
  11. ^ "Tu nombre envenena mis sueños". Sensacine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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