Doghead (film)

"Cabeza de perro" redirects here. For the pirate, see Cabeza de Perro.

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.

Doghead
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Cabeza de perro
Directed by	Santi Amodeo
Written by	Santi Amodeo
Produced by	José Antonio Félez
Starring	Juan José Ballesta Adriana Ugarte Julián Villagrán Alex O'Dogherty Juanma Lara Ana Wagener Jimmy Roca Jorge Roelas Ana Gracia Mariano Peña Jordi Dauder Manuel Alexandre
Cinematography	Alex Catalán
Edited by	José M. G. Moyano
Music by	Santi Amodeo
Production companies	Tesela PC La Zanfoña
Distributed by	Alta Classics
Release date	6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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 [es] as narrador^[4]
• Manuel Alexandre as Angelito^[3]
• Juanma Lara [es]^[5]
• Jorge Roelas [es]^[3]
• Jimmy Roca as Moobi^[6]
• Jordi Dauder^[7]
• Ana Gracia [es]^[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

• List of Spanish films of 2006

References

1. Ocaña, Javier (6 October 2006). "Magia demente". El País.
2. Marinero, Ismael (6 October 2006). "Cabeza de perro". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
3. Holland, Jonathan (16 October 2006). "Doghead". Variety.
4. "10 años del estreno de 'Cabeza de perro': el ascenso de Adriana Ugarte y el estancamiento de Juan José Ballesta". Bekia. 6 October 2016.
5. Molina, Margot (16 December 2005). "Santiago Amodeo rueda en Sevilla 'Cabeza de perro'". El País.
6. 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.
7. Ginart, Belén (6 October 2006). "Juan José Ballesta recrea a un joven en busca de su identidad". El País.
8. "Cabeza de perro". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. "La película 'Cabeza de perro' sorprende en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Shanghai". El Mundo. 21 June 2007.
10. "Juan José Ballesta, mejor actor en el Festival de Shangai". Diario Sur. 25 June 2007.

External links

• Doghead at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol