Dismantling an Elephant

Dismantling an Elephant
Dismantling an Elephant
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Desmontando un elefante
Directed by	Aitor Echeverría
Screenplay by	Aitor Echeverría; Pep Garrido;
Produced by	Ibon Cormenzana; Ignasi Estapé; Sandra Tapia Díaz; Ángel Durández;
Starring	Emma Suárez; Natalia de Molina; Darío Grandinetti; Alba Guilera;
Cinematography	Pau Castejón
Edited by	Sofi Escudé
Production; companies	Arcadia Motion Pictures; Pegaso Pictures AIE; Noodles Production;
Distributed by	Filmax (es)
Release dates	9 November 2024 (Seville); 10 January 2025 (Spain);
Countries	Spain; France;
Language	Spanish

Dismantling an Elephant (Spanish: Desmontando un elefante)^[1] is a 2024 drama film directed by Aitor Echeverría starring Emma Suárez and Natalia de Molina alongside Darío Grandinetti and Alba Guilera.

Plot

Recovering alcoholic architect Marga returns home after a spell in a detox centre, upending her younger daughter Blanca's career aspirations as a professional dancer.^[2]

Cast

Emma Suárez as Marga^[2]
Natalia de Molina as Blanca^[2]
Darío Grandinetti as Félix^[3]
Alba Guilera as María^[3]

Production

The film was produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures alongside Pegaso Pictures AIE and Noodles Production.^[4] Shooting began in Barcelona on 26 May 2023.^[5]

Release

The film premiered at the 21st Seville European Film Festival on 9 November 2024.^[6] It also made it to the 'Panorama' strand of the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.^[7] Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2025.^[7]

Reception

Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa wrote that Echeverría opted for "a cold, collected, elegant and distant form of mise-en-scène".^[4]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2025	4th Carmen Awards	Best Actress	Natalia de Molina	Pending	^[8]

References

^ "Desmontando un elefante". mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Desmontando un elefante', con Emma Suárez y Natalia de Molina". rtve.es. 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 January 2025). "Los estrenos del 10 de enero. 'Desmontando un elefante'. Adicción silenciosa". Aisge.
^ ^a ^b Rivera, Alfonso (19 November 2024). "Review: Dismantling an Elephant". Cineuropa.
^ "Desmontando un elefante". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 29 May 2023.
^ Saavedra, David (9 November 2024). ""Estoy acostumbrada a vivir al día, a no saber si voy a trabajar dentro de dos meses"". El Correo de Andalucía.
^ ^a ^b "Desmontando un elefante se estrenará el 10 de enero tras su premio en Sevilla". Andalucía Información. 19 November 2024.
^ "'Solos en la noche', con 15 nominaciones, y 'Rita', con 14, encabezan los IV Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz". Europa Press. 19 December 2024.

[1] "Desmontando un elefante". mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[rtve-2] "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Desmontando un elefante', con Emma Suárez y Natalia de Molina". rtve.es. 28 October 2024.

[aisge-3] Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 January 2025). "Los estrenos del 10 de enero. 'Desmontando un elefante'. Adicción silenciosa". Aisge.

[rivera-4] Rivera, Alfonso (19 November 2024). "Review: Dismantling an Elephant". Cineuropa.

[5] "Desmontando un elefante". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 29 May 2023.

[6] Saavedra, David (9 November 2024). ""Estoy acostumbrada a vivir al día, a no saber si voy a trabajar dentro de dos meses"". El Correo de Andalucía.

[andaluciainfo-7] "Desmontando un elefante se estrenará el 10 de enero tras su premio en Sevilla". Andalucía Información. 19 November 2024.

[8] "'Solos en la noche', con 15 nominaciones, y 'Rita', con 14, encabezan los IV Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz". Europa Press. 19 December 2024.

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