I Know Who You Are (Spanish: Sé quién eres) is a 2000 Spanish-Argentine psychological thriller drama film directed by Patricia Ferreira which stars Ana Fernández and Miguel Ángel Solá along with Roberto Enríquez, Ingrid Rubio, and Manuel Manquiña.
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| Spanish | Sé quién eres |
| Directed by | Patricia Ferreira |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Marcela Sáenz |
| Music by | José Nieto |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Just settled in Galicia, psychiatric doctor Paloma kindles with Mario, a charming patient who has developed a Korsakoff syndrome in the wake of substance abuse and some moot traumatic event occurred towards 1977 (a key year of the Spanish Transition), being unable to remember anything from that point on.[1][2] She goes to great lengths to unlock Mario's repressed memories, and protect him from people chasing him.[2][1] Mario is revealed to be a mercenary and hired executioner,[3] involved in a terrorist attack against military officers investigating the army's anti-democratic pustchist plots from the inside.[2]
Cast edit
- Ana Fernández as Paloma[4]
- Miguel Ángel Solá as Mario[4]
- Roberto Enríquez as Álvaro[4]
- Ingrid Rubio as Coro[4]
- Manuel Manquiña as Ginés[4]
- Héctor Alterio as General Salgado[4]
- Mercedes Sampietro as Marisa[4]
- Jordi Dauder as General Sánchez[5]
- María Bouzas as Encarna[4]
- Vicky Peña as Sarah[4]
- Gonzalo Uriarte as Megía[4]
- Luis Tosar as Estévez[4]
- Xavier Estévez as Jaime[4][6]
- Santi Prego as Chito[4]
- Carlos Blanco as Casal[4]
Production edit
The screenplay was penned by Patricia Ferreira and Enrique Jiménez, with the collaboration of Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, based on an original story by Inés París and Daniela Fejerman.[1][7] A Spanish-Argentine co-production, the film was produced by Continental Producciones, Tornasol Films, and Zarlek Producciones.[1]
Release edit
The film screened in the 'Panorama' section of the 50th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2000.[8] It was theatrically released in Spain on 7 April 2000.[2]
Reception edit
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País assessed that Ferreira takes the reins of that "good script" with strength and clarity, "multiplying it" by virtue of her "remarkable filmmaking craft and instincts" and her "exquisite understanding with the actors", who nail their performances.[8]
Derek Elley of Variety deemed Ferreira's "inauspicious feature debut" to be "a wannabe psychological thriller that just gets sillier as it progresses".[9]
The review in La Nación gave the film a so-so rating (regular), considering that, while "being neither a bad film nor an artistic nonsense" and offering a handful of good scenes, technical values, and Ana Fernández's acting solvency notwithstanding, the film is dragged by its slips, inaccuracies and certain unplausible denouements.[1]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Patricia Ferreira | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Actor | Miguel Ángel Solá | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | José Nieto | Won |
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e "La primera película de Patricia Ferreira". La Nación. 18 December 2003.[failed verification]
- ^ a b c d "Sé quién eres". Transición española. Representaciones en Cine, Literatura, Teatro y Televisión. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Fandiño Pérez 2001, p. 335.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sé quién eres" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Fandiño Pérez 2001, p. 333.
- ^ "Sei quen es". AVG. O soportal do audiovisual galego. Consello da Cultura Galega. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Fandiño Pérez, Roberto G. (2001). "Cine, historia, memoria" (PDF). Berceo (140): 333. ISSN 0210-8550.
- ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Ángel (15 February 2000). "Tom Cruise y Jason Robards logran un gran dúo en la bella y extraña 'Magnolia' Larga y cerrada ovación a la película española 'Sé quien eres' en la sección Panorama". El País.
- ^ Elley, Derek (8 May 2000). "I Know Who You Are". Variety.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 286, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8