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Falling Star

Country: Spain, Language: Catalan | Spanish, 105 mins

Original Title

Stella Cadente
  • Director: Luis Miñarro
  • Writer: Sergi Belbel; Luis Miñarro
  • Producer: Leo Casamitjana; Luis Miñarro

CGiii Comment

Beautifully composed - possibly, overly so...and, terminally dull.

A faux king is comfortably imprisoned in his castle - served by a scantily clad kitchen maid, a melon-fucking valet and a pubic-shaving manservant.

Nothing really happens in this subdued world - if you happen to stay awake, the fist vignette features the explicit molestation of a melon...which is then served - ejaculate and all - to the vegetarian king...tasty!

It's downhill from then on in, not that it was ever on an uphill trajectory...there's a little homo-sex, a bizarre I-only-want-to-be-with-you musical interlude and some rabbits.

Miñarro has a sense-of-humour, 'tis a pity that few will be able to appreciate his befuddled amusement.

This is a contrivance of ridiculous pomposity...money, needlessly, squandered.


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The(ir) Blurb...

The difficulty of establishing beauty and the futility of power.

Cast & Characters

Lorenzo Balducci as Assistent del rei;
Alex Batllori as Jove Criat;
Alex Brendemuhl as Amadeo;
Gonzalo Cunill as Ministre Zorrilla;
Lola Duenas as La cuinera;
Francesc Garrido as Ministre Serrano;
Jimmy Gimferrer as General Prim;
Barbara Lennie as Maria Victoria;
Rosa Novell;
Francesc Orella as Obispo