And Who Are You? Explained

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Producer:Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga
Music:Manuel Villalta
Director:Antonio Mercero
Screenplay:Antonio Mercero
Cinematography:Gonzalo Berridi
Editing:José María Biurrun
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

And Who Are You?[1] (Spanish; Castilian: '''¿Y tú quién eres?'''|links=no) is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Mercero,[2] which stars Manuel Alexandre, Cristina Brondo, and José Luis López Vázquez. The film, Mercero's swan song, tackles the Alzheimer's disease.

Plot

The film's story is about the Rivero family, which goes on vacation, leaving their daughter Ana, who is studying for a competitive examination, and grandfather Ricardo, in Madrid. Ricardo is accommodated in a nursing home during this period. At the residence, Ricardo meets Andrés, his roommate and new friend, and they reminisce about their youth together, leading to tender and amusing episodes. During the course of the summer, Ricardo is beset by Alzheimer's disease.[3]

Production

The filming took place between Madrid and San Sebastián. The film's release date coincided with the international's day of the degenerative disease. During the filming the therapist to whom the film is dedicated to and director's advisor discovered that Mercero had its first symptoms. Mercero would be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[4] It was his last film as well as José Luis López Vázquez'.[5] [6] [7]

Reception

Televisión Española organized a colloquium about the film after the director's death in 2018.[8] [9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: And Who Are You?. The Hollywood Reporter. Graham. Kelley. 10 December 2007.
  2. Web site: ‘¿Y tú quién eres?’, en ‘Versión española’. Diez Minutos. 23 June 2018.
  3. Web site: 20 Películas sobre el alzhéimer que puedes ver con tus hijos. 2022-01-29. Sapos y Princesas. es.
  4. Broadcasting of the film in Versión española (TVE), 24 June 2018, with subsequent discussion
  5. Web site: Segura. Patricia. 2021-12-16. La última cabina telefónica será roja en homenaje a Antonio Mercero. 2022-01-29. El País. es.
  6. Web site: Ansede. Manuel. 2021-06-26. El enigma del alzhéimer: su incidencia cae un 16% cada década sin que exista ningún fármaco. 2022-01-29. El País. es.
  7. Web site: 2018-05-12. Muere Antonio Mercero, el mago de las series. 2022-01-29. Las Provincias. es.
  8. Web site: 2018-06-20. Versión Española rinde homenaje a Antonio Mercero con su última película: '¿Y tú quién eres'?. 2022-01-29. RTVE. es.
  9. Web site: 2016-12-05. '¿Y tu quién eres?', de Antonio Mercero, en Versión Española. 2022-01-29. RTVE. es.