Me, Myself and My Dead Wife

Me, Myself and My Dead Wife (Spanish: Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta) is a 2019 Spanish-Argentine comedy-drama film directed by Santi Amodeo from a screenplay he wrote in collaboration with Rafael Cobos. It stars Oscar Martínez alongside Ingrid García-Jonsson and Carlos Areces.

Me, Myself and My Dead Wife
Argentine theatrical release poster
SpanishYo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta
Directed bySanti Amodeo
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyLeonardo Hermo
Edited byJosé M. G. Moyano
Music by
  • Enrique de Justo
  • Miguel Rivera
Production
companies
  • Películas Grupo Tranquilo
  • AZ Films
Distributed by
  • Buena Vista International (ar)
  • ConUnPack (es)
Release dates
  • 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) (Málaga)
  • 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) (Argentina)
  • 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Initially reluctant, widowed architect Bernardo accepts to fulfill his dead wife's wish of scattering her ashes in her Spanish homeland travelling from Buenos Aires to the Costa del Sol, where he finds out about her wife's secrets while coming across real estate agent Abi and Amalia.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Películas Grupo Tranquilo and AZ Films Spanish-Argentine co-production and it had the participation of Canal Sur and Movistar+.[3] Shooting locations included Seville, Sotogrande, Marbella, and Buenos Aires.[4]

Release

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The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival on 21 March 2019.[5] It was also set to open in Argentine theatres on 21 March 2019.[2] Distributed by ConUnPack Distribución,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 26 July 2019.

Reception

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Pablo O. Scholz of Clarín gave the film a 'good' rating, pointing out that Martínez carries the whole film, while citing that "little, minute by minute, scene after scene, [the film] loses the consistency it had at the beginning".[2]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Martínez's performance as the best thing about the film.[6]

Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that "there is never a sense of unity" in the screenplay, and the promising first half hour is scuppered.[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019
22nd Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actor Oscar Martínez Won [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (23 July 2017). "Los estrenos del 26 de julio. 'Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta'. Persona amada y desconodida". Aisge.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Scholz, Pablo O. (20 March 2019). "Crítica de "Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta": Sorpresas te da la vida". Clarín.
  3. ^ a b "'Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta' – tráiler. Estreno en cines 26 de julio de 2019". Audiovisual451. 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (21 March 2018). "Santi Amodeo shooting Me, Myself and My Dead Wife". Cineuropa.
  5. ^ "'Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta', de Santiago Amadeo, narra un viaje de duelo y aprendizaje". La Vanguardia. 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ Torreiro, Mirito (26 July 2019). "Crítica de 'Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta'". Fotogramas.
  7. ^ Ocaña, Javier (26 July 2019). "Media hora de ilusión". El País.
  8. ^ "Festival de Málaga 2019: Palmarés completo". Cinemanía. 23 March 2019 – via 20minutos.es.