Your Name Poisons My Dreams

The fiction, starting in 1942, is primarily set in post-Civil War, Francoist Madrid (1940s), focusing on the case pertaining the killings of some Falangists, conveyed from the point of view of inspector Ángel Barciela, the policeman taking over the investigation; there are however another two timelines corresponding to the 1950s, and to the actual war period. == Cast ==

A film adaptation of Joaquín Leguina's novel Tu nombre envenena mis sueños, the screenplay was penned by Ricardo Franco and Pilar Miró. The film was produced by Sogetel/Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and it had the participation of Sogepaq and Canal Plus. Javier Aguirresarobe was responsible for cinematography, José Nieto for the music, and for film editing. Rafael Díaz-Salgado, José Luis Olaizola and Fernando de Garcillán were credited as producers. == Release ==

The film was presented at the 44th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1996, == Reception ==

David Rooney of Variety deemed the film to be a "mediocre period detective thriller", "more sleep-inducing than intoxicating". Augusto Martínez Torres of El País considered that the story would have probably been more interesting if it had focused on developing the (richer) personality of the woman, rather than on the point of view of the man. == See also ==