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El perro

El perro (English: Bombón: El Perro and Bombón: The Dog) is a 2004 Argentine-Spanish drama film, directed by Carlos Sorín, and written by Sorín, Santiago Calori, and Salvador Roselli. The picture features Juan Villegas and Walter Donado, among others.[1]

El perro
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarlos Sorín
Written bySantiago Calori
Salvador Roselli
Carlos Sorín
Produced byOscar Kramer
José María Morales
StarringJuan Villegas
Walter Donado
CinematographyHugo Colace
Edited byMohamed Rajid
Music byNicolás Sorín
Distributed byCinema Tropical
Guacamole Films
Release date
  • September 23, 2004 (2004-09-23) (Argentina)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Spain
LanguageSpanish

The film was partly funded by INCAA.

El perro is a neo-realist fable about a man and a dog, the titular Bombón. Set in Patagonia, an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a Dogo Argentino dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway.

Plot edit

Coco (Juan Villegas), the main character, is first seen trying to sell knives to a group of oil workers. He is a skilled craftsman, but the knives are too expensive for them. In fact, throughout the entire film, he never manages to sell a single knife, but he ends up giving two away: one to a security guard as a bribe, and one to a cabaret singer he meets on his journey.

Coco is down on his luck. He lives in a cramped apartment with his daughter and her children. As he is 52 years old, it looks increasingly unlikely that he will get another job. What he really wants is to work in a gas station, and during the first part of the film he is seen inquiring after such jobs.

Coco is a good natured man, despite his ill luck, and he is seen helping a woman on the road whose car has broken down. This good deed leads to him being given an Argentine Dogo as a gift. The dog is a pedigree and the woman supplies him with all the documents. Coco is bemused, but keeps the dog.

When he goes home, his daughter asks him to choose—her or the dog. He chooses to keep the dog. The film now becomes a road movie. Coco calls the dog "Lechien", mistakenly believing that this is his name, in fact it simply means "the dog" in French and was written on his kennel. Eventually Coco realizes the dog is called "Bombón."

From the moment he takes the dog, Coco's luck begins to change. People ask him to guard buildings with the dog; a chance meeting with the bank manager leads him to Walter, a trainer. Walter assures him that the dog is pure gold. After the dog wins third prize at a dog show an eager Walter begins to make arrangements to have him put out to stud, this promises to be lucrative for them both, but the dog is unable to perform.

Disillusioned, Walter takes the dog back to his ranch, and advises Coco to get settled somewhere and return for the dog later on.

But Coco feels lost without the dog, and returns to Walter's, only to find the dog has escaped. Upon finding the dog again, coupling with a stray female mutt, Coco sets off into a hopeful future with two young hitchhikers in tow.

Cast edit

  • Juan Villegas as Juan "Coco" Villegas
  • Walter Donado as Walter Donado
  • Gregorio as Le Chien aka Bombón
  • Rosa Valsecchi as Susana
  • Mariela Díaz as Coco's daughter
  • Sabino Morales as Sabino, Coco's friend
  • Claudina Fazzini as Claudina
  • Kita Ca as Claudina's mother
  • Carlos Rossi as Bank Manager
  • Leda Cacho as Walter's wife
  • Micol Estévez as Walter's daughter
  • Diego Rozas Denis as Gelsi, Walter's friend
  • Andrea Suárez as Hitchhiker
  • Adrián Giampani as Galván
  • Carlos Aguirre as Galván's boss

Production edit

Casting

Carlos Sorín, in neo-realist fashion, used non-professional actors when he shot the film.

Filming locations

The picture was filmed in: Gaiman, Chubut; Patagonia; Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz; Trelew, Chubut Province; Tres Cerros, Patagonia; all in Argentina.

Distribution

The film was first presented at the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2004. The same month the film made its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2004.

In Argentina the film opened wide on September 23, 2004.

The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Nantes Festival of 3 Continents, France; the Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse, France; the Hong Kong International Film Festival, China; the Muestra Internacional de Cine, Mexico; the Seattle International Film Festival, United States; and others.

Reception edit

Critical response edit

A.O. Scott, film critic for The New York Times liked the film and wrote, "[the film was] flawlessly directed by Carlos Sorin...[Jose] is half-seduced by dreams of glory, but the film's real concern is dignity. Juan (Juan Villegas), is as modest a hero as you are likely to encounter on a movie screen, and neither he nor Mr. Sorin—or, for that matter, Lechien—have especially grandiose aspirations. That El perro is so unassuming is part of what makes its humane, sympathetic story so satisfying."[2]

Ed Gonzalez thought highly of the film, and wrote, "The jewel in the crown of The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Latin Beat program last year was Carlos Sorín's El perro, which grabs the warm humanist baton from the director's Minimal Stories and heads straight for an existential finish line. With tender understatement, Sorín catalogs the depressing embarrassments an unemployed mechanic (Juan Villegas) is subjected to when he's unable to secure work or earn money for his homemade knives."[3]

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 83% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on twelve reviews.[4]

Awards edit

Wins

References edit

  1. ^ El perro at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Scott, A.O. The New York Times, film review, "El perro Brings Good Luck in Hard Times," June 9, 2006.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Ed 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Slant Magazine, film review, 2006.
  4. ^ El perro at Rotten Tomatoes. Last accessed: January 23, 2011.

External links edit

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For other uses of perro see Perro disambiguation El perro English Bombon El Perro and Bombon The Dog is a 2004 Argentine Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Sorin and written by Sorin Santiago Calori and Salvador Roselli The picture features Juan Villegas and Walter Donado among others 1 El perroTheatrical release posterDirected byCarlos SorinWritten bySantiago CaloriSalvador RoselliCarlos SorinProduced byOscar KramerJose Maria MoralesStarringJuan VillegasWalter DonadoCinematographyHugo ColaceEdited byMohamed RajidMusic byNicolas SorinDistributed byCinema TropicalGuacamole FilmsRelease dateSeptember 23 2004 2004 09 23 Argentina Running time97 minutesCountriesArgentinaSpainLanguageSpanish The film was partly funded by INCAA El perro is a neo realist fable about a man and a dog the titular Bombon Set in Patagonia an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a Dogo Argentino dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Awards 5 References 6 External linksPlot editCoco Juan Villegas the main character is first seen trying to sell knives to a group of oil workers He is a skilled craftsman but the knives are too expensive for them In fact throughout the entire film he never manages to sell a single knife but he ends up giving two away one to a security guard as a bribe and one to a cabaret singer he meets on his journey Coco is down on his luck He lives in a cramped apartment with his daughter and her children As he is 52 years old it looks increasingly unlikely that he will get another job What he really wants is to work in a gas station and during the first part of the film he is seen inquiring after such jobs Coco is a good natured man despite his ill luck and he is seen helping a woman on the road whose car has broken down This good deed leads to him being given an Argentine Dogo as a gift The dog is a pedigree and the woman supplies him with all the documents Coco is bemused but keeps the dog When he goes home his daughter asks him to choose her or the dog He chooses to keep the dog The film now becomes a road movie Coco calls the dog Lechien mistakenly believing that this is his name in fact it simply means the dog in French and was written on his kennel Eventually Coco realizes the dog is called Bombon From the moment he takes the dog Coco s luck begins to change People ask him to guard buildings with the dog a chance meeting with the bank manager leads him to Walter a trainer Walter assures him that the dog is pure gold After the dog wins third prize at a dog show an eager Walter begins to make arrangements to have him put out to stud this promises to be lucrative for them both but the dog is unable to perform Disillusioned Walter takes the dog back to his ranch and advises Coco to get settled somewhere and return for the dog later on But Coco feels lost without the dog and returns to Walter s only to find the dog has escaped Upon finding the dog again coupling with a stray female mutt Coco sets off into a hopeful future with two young hitchhikers in tow Cast editJuan Villegas as Juan Coco Villegas Walter Donado as Walter Donado Gregorio as Le Chien aka Bombon Rosa Valsecchi as Susana Mariela Diaz as Coco s daughter Sabino Morales as Sabino Coco s friend Claudina Fazzini as Claudina Kita Ca as Claudina s mother Carlos Rossi as Bank Manager Leda Cacho as Walter s wife Micol Estevez as Walter s daughter Diego Rozas Denis as Gelsi Walter s friend Andrea Suarez as Hitchhiker Adrian Giampani as Galvan Carlos Aguirre as Galvan s bossProduction editCasting Carlos Sorin in neo realist fashion used non professional actors when he shot the film Filming locations The picture was filmed in Gaiman Chubut Patagonia Rio Gallegos Santa Cruz Trelew Chubut Province Tres Cerros Patagonia all in Argentina Distribution The film was first presented at the Donostia San Sebastian International Film Festival in September 2004 The same month the film made its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14 2004 In Argentina the film opened wide on September 23 2004 The picture was screened at various film festivals including the Nantes Festival of 3 Continents France the Cinemas d Amerique Latine de Toulouse France the Hong Kong International Film Festival China the Muestra Internacional de Cine Mexico the Seattle International Film Festival United States and others Reception editCritical response edit A O Scott film critic for The New York Times liked the film and wrote the film was flawlessly directed by Carlos Sorin Jose is half seduced by dreams of glory but the film s real concern is dignity Juan Juan Villegas is as modest a hero as you are likely to encounter on a movie screen and neither he nor Mr Sorin or for that matter Lechien have especially grandiose aspirations That El perro is so unassuming is part of what makes its humane sympathetic story so satisfying 2 Ed Gonzalez thought highly of the film and wrote The jewel in the crown of The Film Society of Lincoln Center s Latin Beat program last year was Carlos Sorin s El perro which grabs the warm humanist baton from the director s Minimal Stories and heads straight for an existential finish line With tender understatement Sorin catalogs the depressing embarrassments an unemployed mechanic Juan Villegas is subjected to when he s unable to secure work or earn money for his homemade knives 3 The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 83 of critics gave the film a positive review based on twelve reviews 4 Awards edit Wins Donostia San Sebastian International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Carlos Sorin 2004 References edit El perro at the Internet Movie Database Scott A O The New York Times film review El perro Brings Good Luck in Hard Times June 9 2006 Gonzalez Ed Archived 2007 01 07 at the Wayback Machine Slant Magazine film review 2006 El perro at Rotten Tomatoes Last accessed January 23 2011 External links editEl perro at IMDb nbsp El perro at Rotten Tomatoes El perro at the cinenacional com in Spanish El perro trailer on YouTube in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El perro amp oldid 1207589656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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