The Best of Me (2007 film)
2007 Spanish film
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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.
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- Roser Aguilar
- Oriol Capel
- Marian Álvarez
- Juan Sanz
- Lluís Homar
- Alberto Jiménez
- Marieta Orozco
- Carmen Machi
- Pablo Derqui
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| Spanish | Lo mejor de mí |
| Directed by | Roser Aguilar |
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| Cinematography | Isaac Vila |
| Edited by | Bernat Vilaplana |
| Music by | Jens Neumaier |
Production company | Escándalo Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
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
- Marian Álvarez as Raquel[2]
- Juan Sanz as Tomás[2]
- Lluís Homar as Eduardo[2]
- Alberto Jiménez as Dr. Ferrer[2]
- Marieta Orozco as Silvia[2]
- Carmen Machi as Carmen[2]
- Pablo Derqui as David[2]
- Maife Gil as Pilar[2]
- Pep Cortés as Ignácio[2]
Production
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
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
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]