Falling Star (Italian: Stella cadente) is a 2014 Spanish historical film directed by Lluís Miñarro which stars Alex Brendemühl as King Amadeo. It features dialogue in Catalan and Spanish.
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| Italian | Stella cadente |
| Directed by | Lluís Miñarro |
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| Cinematography | Jimmy Gimferrer |
| Edited by | Núria Esquerra |
Production company | Eddie Saeta |
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| Country | Spain |
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Plot
editIncluding surrealist elements and erotic scenes and starting in 1870,[1] the plot follows the ill reign of Amadeo, King of Spain and his attempts to modernize an ungovernable country.
Cast
edit- Alex Brendemühl as Amadeo[2]
- Lola Dueñas as cuinera[2]
- Lorenzo Balducci as assistent del rei[2]
- Bárbara Lennie as María Victoria[2]
- Francesc Garrido as ministre Serrano[2]
- Àlex Batllori as criat jove[2]
- Gonzalo Cunill as ministre Zorrilla[2]
- Francesc Orella as bisbe[2]
Production
editThe film is an Eddie Saeta production.[3] It was shot in Barcelona and southern Italy.[1]
Release
editThe film made its world premiere at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[4][5] It was theatrically released in Spain on 30 May 2014.[6]
Reception
editJay Weissberg of Variety pointed out that the helmer is interested in "a surreal-absurdist mood piece wedded to camp aesthetics", with the film resulting rather in to "a hothouse fantasy rather than a historical biopic".[7]
Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter summed up the film as "a royal treat: crisply sumptuous, wryly offbeat glimpses into an obscure Spanish monarch's ill-fated reign.".[8]
Daniel de Partearroyo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that Brendemühl is "exultant and hilarious".[6]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 1st Fénix Awards | Best Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated | [9][10] |
| Best Art Direction | Sebastián Vogler | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [11][12][13] | |
| Best Director | Lluís Miñarro | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Lluís Miñarro, Sergi Belbel | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Àlex Brendemühl | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Bárbara Lennie | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Àlex Batllori | Nominated | |||
| Francesc Garrido | Nominated | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Sebastián Vogler | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Núria Esquerra | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Jimmy Gimferrer | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Núria Esquerra | Won | |||
| Best Sound | Dani Fontrodona, Alejandro Castillo, Ricard Casals | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Ignasi Ruiz | Nominated | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto. "Los estrenos del 30 de mayo. Stella cadente. Réquiem por un hombre que soñó otra España". Aisge.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Àlex Brendemühl, nominat com a millor actor als premis FENIX per "Stella cadente"". TV3. 6 October 2014 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ González, David (28 January 2014). "Stella cadente: los fetiches de la historia". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Stella cadente". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "La Filmoteca de CulturArts estrena en Valencia "Stella Cadente"". El Periòdic. 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b Partearroyo, Daniel de (21 July 2014). "Stella cadente". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (25 February 2014). "Film Review: 'Falling Star'". Variety.
- ^ Young, Neil (6 February 2014). "Falling Star (Stella cadente): Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Los nominados a los Premios Fénix". Milenio. 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Los ganadores de los Premios Fénix 2014". La Prensa. 1 November 2014.
- ^ Lavado, Adrián (2 February 2015). "'10.000 Km' triunfa en los Premios Gaudí 2015". ecartelera.
- ^ "Tots els nominats als premis Gaudí de cinema 2015". Arabalears.cat. 30 December 2014.
- ^ ""10.000 KM", gran triomfadora d'uns Gaudí que premien "Rastres de sàndal" com a millor pel·lícula". 3/24. 1 February 2015 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.