The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
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Spanish | El perro que no calla |
Directed by | Ana Katz |
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Edited by | Andrés Tambornino |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Spanish: El perro que no calla) is an Argentine absurdist drama film directed by Ana Katz and written by Gonzalo Delgado with Katz. The film stars Daniel Katz, Julieta Zylberberg, Valeria Lois, Mirella Pascual and Carlos Portaluppi.[2]
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021.[1]
Premise[]
Seba, an illustrator approaching middle age, experiences a number of bittersweet life changes inspired by absurd events, including a silent dog inexplicably judged by neighbors and co-workers to be deafening, and the arrival of a meteor that permanently poisons all of Earth's atmosphere above four feet off the ground.
Cast[]
The cast include:[3]
- Daniel Katz as Seba
- Julieta Zylberberg
- Valeria Lois
- Mirella Pascual
- Carlos Portaluppi
Release[]
The film had its premiere in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section.[4]
Reception[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 21 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 21 as positive and 0 as negative for a 100% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.40 out of 10.[5]
It won the VPRO Big Screen Award at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Hopewell, John (December 16, 2020). "Sundance Selected 'The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet' Acquired by Luxbox". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S. wins the 2021 Tiger Award". iffr.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- Spanish-language films
- Argentine films
- Argentine drama films
- Argentine independent films
- 2021 drama films
- 2021 independent films