My Life Without Me (2003) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Mi vida sin mí (My Life Without Me)
Year
2003
Running time
106 min.
Country
Spain
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Spain-Canada;
Genre
Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Disease/illness
Synopsis
Ann (Polley) is a hard working 23-year-old mother with two young daughters, a husband (Speedman) who spends more time unemployed than working, a mother (Harry) with a history of broken dreams and a father who has spent the last ten years in jail. She spends her nights working as a janitor in a university and lives with her family in a tiny trailer in her mother's backyard. After collapsing one day, Ann goes in for a medical check-up and receives some shocking news. Determined to shield her daughters from the truth and at the same time to take control of her life and to make the most out of it, Ann tells everyone her weak pallor is due to a case of anemia, but privately, she makes a list of things she had always wanted to accomplish. Suddenly, Ann's life opens up, and the life force that was nascent in this working-class woman blooms into a quiet yet steely determination.
Rankings Position
- #23 Best Spanish Movies of all time
- #95 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film
- #104 Best Movies of the 21st century
Awards
2003: 2 Goya Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Song. 5 Nominations
2003: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection.
2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Best Director
2003: Forqué Awards: Nominated for Best Film
2003: Genie Awards (Canada): Best Leading Actress.
2004: Forqué Awards: nominated to Best Film (Live-Action or Animation).
Critics' reviews
- "Against all odds, My Life Without Me succeeds in spite of itself."
- "What saves My Life Without Me from the status of a five-Kleenex weepie is the maturity of vision that permeates the writing and direction and shines through each performance."
- "Intelligent and affecting as the film is, it buckles under the weight of overexplicitness, a tendency to say more than it needs to."
- "Affirms life in surprising and gratifying ways that shed light on who its characters are and how they come to value life through a death."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 16 My Top 10 Movies from 2003 (214)
- 34 Most Moving Movies (113)
- 36 Movies that Don't Seem that Special but are Very Special to Me (75)
- 38 My Favorite Dramas (276)
- 43 My Favorite Movies from Spain (181)
- 46 Little Gems: Little Known Movies I've Discovered (64)
- 70 Movies I Want to Watch (old releases) (3530)
- 94 My Favorite Romantic Dramas (51)
- 96 My Top 20 Movies from the 2000s (73)
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