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| Spanish | Cabeza de perro |
| Directed by | Santi Amodeo |
| Written by | Santi Amodeo |
| Produced by | José Antonio Félez |
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| Cinematography | Alex Catalán |
| Edited by | José M. G. Moyano |
| Music by | Santi Amodeo |
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| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Doghead (Spanish: Cabeza de perro) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed, written and scored by Santi Amodeo starring Juan José Ballesta and Adriana Ugarte.
Plot
Displaying a fable-like tone and an omniscient off-camera narrator, the plot tracks the mishaps of Samuel, affected by a rare neurological condition and overprotected by his family.
Cast
- Juan José Ballesta as Samuel
- Adriana Ugarte as Consuelo
- Julián Villagrán as Eduardo
- Ana Wagener as Rosa
- Alex O'Dogherty [es] as narrador
- Manuel Alexandre as Angelito
- Juanma Lara [es]
- Jorge Roelas [es]
- Jimmy Roca as Moobi
- Jordi Dauder
- Ana Gracia [es]
- Mariano Peña
Production
A Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and La Zanfoña Producciones production, the film had the participation of Canal Sur and Canal+. Shooting took place in Seville, Costa del Sol and Madrid.
Released
Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 October 2006. The film also screened at the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival held in June 2007.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety, deemed Doghead to be a "revitalizing, winsomely idiosyncratic" film, with the result of Amodeo's craft being "a visually striking, deceptively subtle item that revels in its unconventionality".
Javier Ocaña of El País, considered that the film possesses "a very special magic and a strange poetry", blending in "a modern visualization and a script between the profound and the candorous".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Adriana Ugarte | Nominated | |
| 10th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actor | Juan José Ballesta | Won |
See also
References
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (6 October 2006). "Magia demente". El País.
- Marinero, Ismael (6 October 2006). "Cabeza de perro". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (16 October 2006). "Doghead". Variety.
- "10 años del estreno de 'Cabeza de perro': el ascenso de Adriana Ugarte y el estancamiento de Juan José Ballesta". Bekia. 6 October 2016.
- ^ Molina, Margot (16 December 2005). "Santiago Amodeo rueda en Sevilla 'Cabeza de perro'". El País.
- Oliver, Amy Dolin (2013). Changing perspectives at the Goya awards: migrant and ethnic identity construction in contemporary spanish cinema (2004-2011). Granada. Universidad de Granada. p. 271.
- ^ Ginart, Belén (6 October 2006). "Juan José Ballesta recrea a un joven en busca de su identidad". El País.
- ^ "Cabeza de perro". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "La película 'Cabeza de perro' sorprende en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Shanghai". El Mundo. 21 June 2007.
- "Juan José Ballesta, mejor actor en el Festival de Shangai". Diario Sur. 25 June 2007.