''Doghead'' ( es, Cabeza de perro, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed, written and scored by
Santi Amodeo
Santiago José "Santi" Amodeo Ojeda (born 1969) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, musician and composer.
Biography
Santi was born in Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous comm ...
starring
Juan José Ballesta
Juan José Ballesta Muñoz, also known as Juanjo Ballesta (born 12 November 1987) is a Spanish actor.
Biography
Born on 12 November 1987 in Parla, Ballesta grew up in Toledo. He had his debut performance in television in 1997, starring in t ...
and
Adriana Ugarte.
Plot
Displaying a
fable
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-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
Production
A Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and La Zanfoña Producciones production,
the film had the participation of
Canal Sur
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and
Canal+
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.
Shooting took place in
Seville
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,
Costa del Sol and
Madrid
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.
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 Sebastian Bieniek (middle), press conference 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival
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held in June 2007.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of ''
Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', 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
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21st Goya Awards
The 21st Annual Goya Awards took place at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid, Spain on 28 January 2007.
''Volver
''Volver'' (, meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The ...
, ,
Best New Actress , , Adriana Ugarte , , , , align = "center" ,
, -
,
10th Shanghai International Film Festival Sebastian Bieniek (middle), press conference 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival
The 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 10th such festival devoted to international cinema to be held in the city of Shanghai in the People's Repub ...
, , Best Actor , , Juan José Ballesta , , , , align = "center",
See also
*
List of Spanish films of 2006
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2006. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2006, by domestic box office ...
References
External links
''Doghead''at
ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
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2006 drama films
2006 films
Spanish drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
Films shot in Andalusia
Films shot in the province of Seville
Films shot in Madrid
2000s Spanish films