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,[1] the plot tracks the mishaps of Samuel, affected by a rare neurological condition and overprotected by his family.[2]
Cast
- Juan José Ballesta as Samuel[3]
- Adriana Ugarte as Consuelo[3]
- Julián Villagrán as Eduardo[3]
- Ana Wagener as Rosa[3]
- Alex O'Dogherty as narrador[4]
- Manuel Alexandre as Angelito[3]
- Juanma Lara[5]
- Jorge Roelas[3]
- Jimmy Roca as Moobi[6]
- Jordi Dauder[7]
- Ana Gracia[3]
- Mariano Peña[3]
Production
A Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and La Zanfoña Producciones production,[8] the film had the participation of Canal Sur and Canal+.[3] Shooting took place in Seville, Costa del Sol and Madrid.[5][7]
Released
Distributed by Alta Classics,[3] 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.[9]
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".[3]
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".[1]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Adriana Ugarte | Nominated | [8] |
| 10th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actor | Juan José Ballesta | Won | [10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (6 October 2006). "Magia demente". El País.
- ^ Marinero, Ismael (6 October 2006). "Cabeza de perro". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Ginart, Belén (6 October 2006). "Juan José Ballesta recrea a un joven en busca de su identidad". El País.
- ^ a b "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.
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