Every Song Is About Me (Spanish: Todas las canciones hablan de mí) is a 2010 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jonás Trueba in his feature film debut. The screenplay was co-written by Trueba and Daniel Gascón. The film stars Oriol Vila and Bárbara Lennie, with a supporting cast including Bruno Bergonzini, Valeria Alonso, Ángela Cremonte, Miriam Giovanelli, and Ramon Fontserè.
Plot
Set in Madrid, the story follows aspiring poet Ramiro (Oriol Vila) as he struggles to move on from his breakup with Andrea (Bárbara Lennie), an architecture student. The narrative centers on the difficulty of forgetting a former partner, especially when she reappears in every memory and every love song seems to be about him.
Cast
- Oriol Vila as Ramiro
- Bárbara Lennie as Andrea
- Ramón Fontserè as Luismi
- Ángela Cremonte as Irene
- Bruno Bergonzini as Lucas
- Eloy Azorín as Nico
- Valeria Alonso as Silvia
- Daniel Castro as Gonzalo
- Miriam Giovanelli as Raquel
Production
The film was produced by Gerardo Herrero and Mariela Besuievsky under the production companies Castafiore Films and Tornasol Films, with participation from Canal+ and RTVV. Cinematography was handled by Santiago Racaj, and editing by Marta Velasco.
Release
Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 December 2010.
Reception
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the filmmaking over the writing while noting that some supporting cast members were underutilized and that the intentionally naturalistic tone "makes us neither laugh nor cry." Jordi Costa of Fotogramas gave 2 out of 5 stars, remarking that the protagonist's monologue "is a perfect declaration of principles: Ramiro doesn't want to move... and Jonás Trueba's cinema doesn't seem willing to do so either."
Accolades
At the 25th Goya Awards (2011), the film received two nominations:
- Best New Director – Jonás Trueba (nominated)
- Best New Actor – Oriol Vila (nominated)
