title: Falling Star (film)
text: # Falling Star (film)
  
  Falling Star (Italian: Stella cadente) is a 2014 Spanish historical film directed by Lluís Miñarro which stars Alex Brendemühl as King Amadeo. It features dialogue in Catalan and Spanish.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Including surrealist elements and erotic scenes and starting in 1870, the plot follows the ill reign of Amadeo, King of Spain and his attempts to modernize an ungovernable country.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Alex Brendemühl as Amadeo
  * Lola Dueñas as cuinera
  * Lorenzo Balducci as assistent del rei
  * Bárbara Lennie as María Victoria
  * Francesc Garrido as ministre Serrano
  * Àlex Batllori [es] as criat jove
  * Gonzalo Cunill as ministre Zorrilla
  * Francesc Orella as bisbe
  
  ## Production
  
  The film is an Eddie Saeta production. It was shot in Barcelona and southern Italy.
  
  ## Release
  
  The film made its world premiere at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam. It was theatrically released in Spain on 30 May 2014.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Jay Weissberg of Variety pointed out that the helmer is interested in "a surreal-absurdist mood piece wedded to camp aesthetics", with the film resulting rather in to "a hothouse fantasy rather than a historical biopic".
  
  Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter summed up the film as "a royal treat: crisply sumptuous, wryly offbeat glimpses into an obscure Spanish monarch's ill-fated reign.".
  
  Daniel de Partearroyo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that Brendemühl is "exultant and hilarious".
  
  ## Accolades
  
  | Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2014 | 1st Fénix Awards | Best Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated |
  | 2014 | 1st Fénix Awards | Best Art Direction | Sebastián Vogler | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Lluís Miñarro | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Screenplay | Lluís Miñarro, Sergi Belbel | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Actor | Àlex Brendemühl | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Bárbara Lennie | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Àlex Batllori | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Francesc Garrido | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Art Direction | Sebastián Vogler | Won |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Editing | Núria Esquerra | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Cinematography | Jimmy Gimferrer | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Costume Design | Núria Esquerra | Won |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Sound | Dani Fontrodona, Alejandro Castillo, Ricard Casals | Nominated |
  | 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Ignasi Ruiz | Nominated |
  