My Soul Brother

My Soul Brother
Theatrical release poster
SpanishMi hermano del alma
Directed byMariano Barroso
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Martínez Labiano
Edited byMiguel Ángel Santamaría
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Production
companies
  • Fernando Colomo PC
  • Sogetel
Distributed byWarner Española
Release date
  • 19 November 1993 (1993-11-19)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

My Soul Brother (Spanish: Mi hermano del alma) is a 1993 Spanish drama film directed by Mariano Barroso from a screenplay by Joaquín Oristrell and Barroso which stars Juanjo Puigcorbé and Carlos Hipólito alongside Lydia Bosch and Juan Echanove. Barroso's directorial debut feature, the film earned Barroso the Goya Award for Best New Director.

Plot

Sleazy Toni (a scoundrel diagnosed with leukemia) meets with brother Carlos (a successful insurance agent happily married to Julia, Toni's former partner) after 10 years upon a trip invitation from the latter.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Fernando Colomo alongside Sogetel. It boasted a modest budget of 121.6 million ₧.[3]

Release

Distributed by Warner Española, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 November 1993.[4] The film screened in the Panorama section of the 44th Berlin International Film Festival (February 1994),[5] and the 29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 1994).[6]

Reception

Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País deemed the film to be "excellent" despite "serious blunders" such as the musical score completely unrelated to the action and the overcrowding of twists in the denouement.[5]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1994 8th Goya Awards Best New Director Mariano Barroso Won [7]
Best Supporting Actor Juan Echanove Nominated
29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe Won [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 388. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Benavent 2000, p. 388.
  3. ^ Lara Martínez 2011, p. 282.
  4. ^ Lara Martínez, María (2011). Fernando Colomo (PDF). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. p. 282. ISBN 978-84-695-0750-6.
  5. ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Ángel (18 February 1994). "La película española 'Mi hermano del alma' destaca en el final gris del festival alemán". El País.
  6. ^ a b "'Mi hermano del alma' obtiene el Gran Premio en Karlovy Vary". El País. 10 July 1994.
  7. ^ "Mi hermano del alma". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 May 2023.