Story of My Death (Catalan: Història de la meva mort) is a film directed by Albert Serra. It won the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival. The film is about an aging Casanova and his encounter with Count Dracula. The title resembles that of Casanova’s autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (“Story of my Life”).

Story of My Death
Film poster
CatalanHistòria de la meva mort
Directed byAlbert Serra
Release date
  • 2013 (2013)
Running time
148 minutes
CountriesSpain
France
Romania
LanguageCatalan
Budget€1.3 million[1]

Reception

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The film won the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival.[2]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75% based on 12 reviews, and an average rating of 8.8/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fairfax, Daniel (December 2013). ""Everything is dead but the motor still turns": An Interview with Albert Serra". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Historia de la meva mort". archive.pardo.ch. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Story of My Death (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Story of My Death Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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