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Aug 19, 2016 · With Gael García Bernal, Verónica Echegui, Ashley Hinshaw, Jadyn Wong. "Me Estas Matando Susana" takes us on Eligio's quest to find and recover his wife, Susana, who without a word, left Mexico City behind for a writer's conference held in the chilly U.S. heartland.
- (2.4K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Roberto Sneider
- 2016-08-19
You're Killing Me Susana (Spanish: Me estás matando, Susana) is a 2016 Mexican romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Sneider. The film tells about the self-assured handsome Eligio, who is trying to get his wife back, who for some reason always leaves him, when he thinks everything is fine.
Feb 17, 2017 · Gael Garcia Bernal’s effortless magnetism is the complicating factor — and the only compelling one — in You’re Killing Me Susana (Me estas matando Susana), a romantic comedy that takes...
- On How The Film Deals with Timely Issues
- On Casting Gael García Bernal in The Lead Role
- On Eligio’S Idea of American Culture
- On Why Humor Is Important to Films Dealing with Heartache
- On The Film as A Metaphor For The Relationship Between The U.S. and Mexico
- On The Idea of “Ghosting” Someone
- On How “Machismo” Plays Into The Film
- On The Most Macho Thing About Himself
When we were making the movie, I thought [issues on race and culture] had changed. I thought things had become much more modern. Then, after the [2016 U.S. Presidential] election I thought, “Wow! Things haven’t really changed much—at least not for the better!” I think in cities where there’s not so much diversity, there is still a lot of fear. Ther...
When I first decided I wanted to make this movie and I started thinking about who could play the role, I auditioned several people. Initially, I wanted someone who had dark skin and more Mexican features, but I felt his attitude was more important. Then I thought, “I need somebody like Gael!” Then I thought, “It should be Gael!” But back then, he w...
It’s interesting because he is not interested in fitting in. He very much identifies with his Mexican culture. He has a defensive attitude towards Americans. He tries to share his view of the world and he’s not adapting well to the expectations of what the country is. I think that’s fun and refreshing.
I think humor adds a perspective to life that is essential. If you don’t have humor, then life is really pretty absurd—especially when talking about human contradictions. [You’re Killing Me Susana] is about a guy who is deeply insecure in relating to this very smart, independent, beautiful, sexy woman. He feels insecure as a man and, therefore, rea...
It’s funny because we are humans and in that sense [Mexicans and Americans] connect naturally. But different cultures put us out of our element. Therefore, they are threatening from both sides. I think sometimes we react to that in different ways—sometimes by trying to please and sometimes by having this attitude of rejection. We can laugh at Eligi...
Actually, I’ve never heard [the term] before. But I thought really hard about it. I think there are two things playing out with Susana. On one side, Eligio is not really a nice guy. He’s so charming and really attractive and she is very much in love with him, but he’s hurting her. I think she knows that whenever she confronts him, he ends up convin...
[Eligio and Susana] were a very progressive couple back in the day when this was written. That’s how José Agustín wrote it. They were forward thinkers. Eligio wouldn’t say he was “macho.” He would ideologically be against that concept. But society was much more accepting of those macho attitudes back then. How much has that changed? Deep down I thi...
(Laughs) I do think that every now and then I have this sense of entitlement of certain things in a relationship from my culture. I’m not going to say more than that. (Laughs) I try to keep it under control. You grow up with a certain culture, and it’s sometimes hard to get rid of it. To be honest, it’s sometimes in the way I see women. When I was ...
In 1995 his first feature DOS CRÍMENES won over 15 international awards and three Mexican Ariels. He produced the Academy Award-winning FRIDA. In addition to founding La Banda, his work in commercials is internationally acclaimed and represented in the MoMA in New York.
Feb 22, 2017 · A soap opera actor tries to track down his wife, who’s mysteriously abandoned him, in Roberto Sneider’s grating, unfunny romantic drama. Men and women prove equally adept at acting in arrogant ...
Mar 14, 2016 · World premiering at Mexico’s Guadalajara Festival last week, “Me Estas Matando, Susana,” Roberto Sneider’s third feature, stars Gael Garcia Bernal as a young Mexican actor subject to bouts ...
