The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
	Sundance release poster
Spanish	El perro que no calla
Directed by	Ana Katz
Written by	Ana Katz; Gonzalo Delgado;
Produced by	Laura Huberman; Ana Katz; Ramiro Pavón; Pablo Ingercher;
Starring	Daniel Katz; Julieta Zylberberg; Valeria Lois; Mirella Pascual; Carlos Portaluppi;
Cinematography	Gustavo Biazzi; Fernando Blanc; Marcelo Lavintman; Joaquín Neira; Guillermo Nieto;
Edited by	Andrés Tambornino
Production; company	Laura Cine - Oh my Gómez!
Distributed by	Luxbox
Release date	January 30, 2021 (Sundance);
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Spanish: El perro que no calla) is a 2021 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

Sebas, 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 29 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 29 as positive and 0 as negative for a 100% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.3 out of 10.^[5]

It won the VPRO Big Screen Award at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam,^[6] and the Havana Star Prize for Best Screenplay at the 21st Havana Film Festival New York.^[7]

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". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ "Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S. wins the 2021 Tiger Award". iffr.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ Cristi, A. A. "21st Havana Film Festival NY Announces Havana Star Prize Winners At Packed Closing Night Ceremony". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

External links

[Sundance-1] "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Variety-2] Hopewell, John (December 16, 2020). "Sundance Selected 'The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet' Acquired by Luxbox". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[VarietyInsight-3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

[6] "Pebbles by Vinothraj P.S. wins the 2021 Tiger Award". iffr.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[7] Cristi, A. A. "21st Havana Film Festival NY Announces Havana Star Prize Winners At Packed Closing Night Ceremony". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

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