Every Song Is About Me Explained

Every Song Is About Me
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Director:Jonás Trueba
Cinematography:Santiago Racaj
Editing:Marta Velasco
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Alta Classics

Every Song Is About Me (Spanish; Castilian: '''Todas las canciones hablan de mí'''|links=no) is a 2010 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jonás Trueba which stars Oriol Vila and Bárbara Lennie, also featuring Bruno Bergonzini, Valeria Alonso, Ángela Cremonte, Miriam Giovanelli and Ramon Fontserè.

Plot

The story is set in Madrid.[1] 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.

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 and Mariela Besuievsky were credited as producers.[2] The film is a Castafiore Films and Tornasol Films production and it had the participation of Canal+ and RTVV.[3]

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 December 2010.[4]

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía 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".[5]

Jordi Costa of Fotogramas 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".[6]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2011 || rowspan = "2" | 25th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Jonás Trueba || || rowspan = "2" | [7] |-| Best New Actor || Oriol Vila || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonás Trueba afirma que su primer film es una película a corazón abierto. El Día. 4 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Todas las canciones hablan de mí: lo que llega tras una ruptura sentimental. La República Cultural. Javi. Álvarez. 10 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Variety. Every Song Is About Me. 28 December 2010. Jonathan. Holland.
  4. Web site: De 'Todas las canciones hablan de mí' a 'La virgen de agosto': Jonás Trueba, de peor a mejor. ecartelera. Clara. Giménez. 11 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Todas las canciones hablan de mí. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Andrea G.. Bermejo. 10 December 2010.
  6. Web site: 29 December 2010. Fotogramas. Todas las canciones hablan de mí. Jordi. Costa.
  7. Web site: Todas las canciones hablan de mí. 26 January 2022. premiosgoya.com.