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Your Name Poisons My Dreams
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Wikipedia article
'Your Name Poisons My Dreams' is a 1996 Spanish thriller film directed by Pilar Mir consisting of an adaptation of the novel 'Tu nombre envenena mis sueos' by Joaqun Leguina. It stars Carmelo Gmez and Emma Surez alongside ngel de Andrs, Anabel Alonso and Toni Cant.
Plot
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 ngel Barciela, the policeman taking over the investigation; there are however another two timelines corresponding to the 1950s, and to the actual war period.
Cast
Production
A film adaptation of Joaqun Leguina's novel 'Tu nombre envenena mis sueos', the screenplay was penned by Ricardo Franco and Pilar Mir. The film was produced by Sogetel/Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and it had the participation of Sogepaq and Canal Plus. Javier Aguirresarobe was responsible for cinematography, Jos Nieto for the music, and for film editing. Rafael Daz-Salgado, Jos Luis Olaizola and Fernando de Garcilln were credited as producers.
Release
The film was presented at the 44th San Sebastin International Film Festival in September 1996, the same year as 'The Dog in the Manger', another film directed by Mir, who would die about a year later. Distributed by UIP, it opened in Spanish theatres on 27 September 1996.
Reception
David Rooney of 'Variety' deemed the film to be a "mediocre period detective thriller", "more sleep-inducing than intoxicating".
Augusto Martnez Torres of 'El Pas' 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.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 1996
References
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Category:Films set in the 1940s
Category:Films set in Spain
Category:Spanish thriller films
Category:1996 thriller films
Category:Spanish films about revenge
Category:Films set in Madrid
Category:1990s Spanish-language films
Category:Films based on Spanish novels
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