My Soul Brother

My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Mi hermano del alma
Directed by	Mariano Barroso
Screenplay by	Joaquín Oristrell; Mariano Barroso;
Starring	Juanjo Puigcorbé; Carlos Hipólito; Lydia Bosch; Juan Echanove;
Cinematography	Flavio Martínez Labiano
Edited by	Miguel Ángel Santamaría
Music by	Bingen Mendizábal
Production; companies	Fernando Colomo PC; Sogetel;
Distributed by	Warner Española
Release date	19 November 1993;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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

Juanjo Puigcorbé as Toni^[2]
Carlos Hipólito as Carlos^[2]
Lydia Bosch as Julia^[2]
Juan Echanove as Sebastián^[2]
Chema Muñoz [es] as Doctor^[2]
Walter Vidarte as Alberto^[2]
Jordi Mollá^[2]

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]
	8th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Juan Echanove	Nominated	^[7]
	29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	Crystal Globe		Won	^[6]

References

↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Benavent 2000, p. 388.
↑ Lara Martínez 2011, p. 282.
↑ Lara Martínez, María (2011). Fernando Colomo (PDF). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. p. 282. ISBN 978-84-695-0750-6.
1 2 Fernández-Santos, Ángel (18 February 1994). "La película española 'Mi hermano del alma' destaca en el final gris del festival alemán". El País.
1 2 "'Mi hermano del alma' obtiene el Gran Premio en Karlovy Vary". El País. 10 July 1994.
↑ "Mi hermano del alma". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

My Soul Brother at IMDb

[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.

[FOOTNOTEBenavent2000388-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Benavent 2000, p. 388.

[FOOTNOTELara_Martínez2011282-3] 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.

[afdezsantos-5] 1 2 Fernández-Santos, Ángel (18 February 1994). "La película española 'Mi hermano del alma' destaca en el final gris del festival alemán". El País.

[karlovyvary-6] 1 2 "'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.

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