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The Best of Me (2007 film)

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The Best of Me
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLo mejor de mí
Directed byRoser Aguilar
Screenplay by
  • Roser Aguilar
  • Oriol Capel
Starring
CinematographyIsaac Vila
Edited byBernat Vilaplana
Music byJens Neumaier
Production
company
Escándalo Films
Release dates
  • 10 August 2007 (2007-08-10) (Locarno)
  • 7 March 2008 (2008-03-07) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Best of Me (Spanish: Lo mejor de mí) is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Roser Aguilar (in her directorial debut feature) which stars Marian Álvarez.

Plot

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Deeply in love with athlete Tomás, journalist Raquel decides to sacrifice herself, offering as a liver donor upon her boyfriend's sudden fainting and ensuing diagnosis of a potentially deadly liver ailment.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Escándalo Films, an initiative of the ESCAC film school.[3] Shooting locations included the surroundings of Barcelona and the General Hospital of Sant Cugat del Vallès.[4]

Release

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The film made it to the 60th Locarno Film Festival's main competition slate, vying for the Golden Leopard.[5][6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 7 March 2008.[7]

Reception

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Jay Weissberg of Variety deemed the film to be "a shoulder-shrugging liver transplant tale from freshman helmer Roser Aguilar that plays like a standard TV movie".[8]

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "a disappointing, but by no means negligible, debut film", considering that "it starts bad", although in its second half, particularly upon the transplant, it is narrated in a "much more subtle and compelling" way.[3]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the patience with which the plot is built" as the film's best.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eguía, Sergio (7 March 2008). "Una ópera prima de todo corazón". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lo mejor de mí". Instituto Cervantes. 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (7 March 2008). "Sacrificio por enamoramiento". El País.
  4. ^ Niño, Victoria M. (31 October 2007). "Está aún muy arraigado el concepto de amor y sacrificio". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
  5. ^ "La protagonista de "Lo mejor de mí" obtiene premio a Mejor Actriz Locarno". Faro de Vigo. 11 August 2007.
  6. ^ Ospina Valencia, José (1 August 2007). "Latinoamérica presente en Festival de Cine de Locarno". dw.com.
  7. ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Lo mejor de mí". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ Weissberg, Jay (13 August 2007). "The Best of Me". Variety.