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{{Infobox film
| name           = Story of My Death
| image          = Historia_de_la_meva_mort.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Film poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|ca|Història de la meva mort}}
| director       = [[Albert Serra]]
| producer       = 
| writer         = Albert Serra
| screenplay     = 
| story          =
| based_on       = ''My Life'' by [[Casanova]]
| narrator       = 
| starring       =  [[Vicenç Altaió]]<br>[[Eliseu Huertas]]<br>[[Lluís Serrat]]<br>       [[Noelia Rodenas]]
| music          = 
| cinematography = [[Jimmy Gimferrer]]
| editing        = 
| studio         = 
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|2013}}
| runtime        = 148 minutes
| country        = Spain<br>France<br>Romania
| language       = Catalan
| budget         = €1.3 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2013/feature-articles/everything-is-dead-but-the-motor-still-turns-an-interview-with-albert-serra/|title="Everything is dead but the motor still turns": An Interview with Albert Serra|first=Daniel|last=Fairfax|work=Senses of Cinema|date=December 2013|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref>
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Story of My Death''''' ({{langx|ca|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 [[Giacomo Casanova|Casanova]] and his encounter with [[Count Dracula]]. The title resembles that of Casanova’s autobiography, ''[[Histoire de ma vie]]'' (“Story of my Life”).

==Plot==
As a mature [[libertine]] Marquis, [[Casanova]], famous for his spectacular sexual conquests, arrives accompanied by his servant, in a peasant village within a thick forests. There within a strange and erotic atmosphere, Casanova encounters the mysterious [[Count Dracula]].

==Reception==
The film won the [[Golden Leopard]] at the 2013 [[Locarno International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.pardo.ch/details.do?methodcall=filmDetails&oc=698168|title= Historia de la meva mort|work= archive.pardo.ch|accessdate= 21 January 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/story_of_my_death |title=''Story of My Death'' (2014) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |accessdate=October 8, 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/story-of-my-death |title=''Story of My Death'' Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3102458}}

{{Albert Serra}}
{{Golden Leopard}}

[[Category:Golden Leopard winners]]
[[Category:2013 drama films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Albert Serra]]
[[Category:2010s Catalan-language films]]
[[Category:Dracula films]]
[[Category:Films about Giacomo Casanova]]


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