| Falling Star | |
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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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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.
Plot
Including 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
- 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
The film is an Eddie Saeta production.[3] It was shot in Barcelona and southern Italy.[1]
Release
The 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
Jay 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
| 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
References
- 1 2 Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto. "Los estrenos del 30 de mayo. Stella cadente. Réquiem por un hombre que soñó otra España". Aisge.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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.
- 1 2 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.