''Nobody's Life'' () is a 2002 Spanish film directed and co-written by Eduard Cortés which stars

José Coronado José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest succ ...

and

Adriana Ozores Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Early life Adriana Ozores was born in Madrid on 21 May 1959. She is the daughter of actors and Concepción Muñoz. Her father died when she was 9 ye ...

alongside Roberto Álvarez, Marta Etura and Adrián Portugal. The plot sweetens the real-life story of

Jean-Claude Romand Jean-Claude Romand (born 11 February 1954) is a French spree killer and impostor who pretended to be a medical doctor for the World Health Organization for 18 years before killing his wife, children, and parents in January 1993, when he was abou ...

, otherwise also fictionalised in '' Time Out'' (2001), and '' The Adversary'' (2002).

Plot

The plot is inspired by the story of

. It is set in bourgeois neighborhood in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. Emilio Barrero holds a seemingly successful life that is nothing but a lie. The farce begins to crumble upon his infatuation with a young female student, Rosana.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Eduard Cortés and . The film is a Pedro Costa PC and Enrique Cerezo PC production.

Release

The film premiered at the 47th

Valladolid International Film Festival The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for ; ), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain. First held in 1956 as ('Valladolid Religious Film Week'), the Seminci is one of the longest-standing fi ...

in October 2002. It received a theatrical release in Spain on 21 February 2003.

Reception

Ángel Fernández-Santos Ángel Fernández-Santos (1934–2004) was a Spanish film critic and screenwriter. Born in Los Cerralbos, province of Toledo, in 1934, he was the younger brother of Marxist philosopher . He studied for a brief spell at the in the early 1960s. As ...

of ''

El País (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second-most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . is the most read newspaper in ...

'' pointed out that Cortés "dodges the brutal and bloodthirsty side" of the original subject, delivering a film "that borders on blandness but avoids it with cleverness and ease", also highlighting Ozores' "masterful" performance as a cheated wife. Mirito Torreiro of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the Ozores vs. Coronado acting duel as the best thing about the film, while citing "a cowardly and predictable ending" as the worst thing about it.

Accolades

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, ,

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V'' **Runners-up: Steve Kloves – '' ...

, , Eduard Cortés , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Actress , , Adriana Ozores , , , - , Best New Actress , , Marta Etura , ,

References

External links

* {{authority control Films set in Madrid 2002 drama films 2002 films 2000s Spanish-language films Enrique Cerezo PC films 2000s Spanish films