The Feast of the Goat (film)

The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat
Directed by	Luis Llosa
Screenplay by	Luis Llosa; Augusto Cabada; Zachary Sklar;
Based on	The Feast of the Goat; by Mario Vargas Llosa
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Tomas Milian; Isabella Rossellini; Paul Freeman; Juan Diego Botto; Stephanie Leonidas;
Cinematography	Javier Salmones
Edited by	Alejandro Lázaro
Music by	José Antonio Molina
Release date	September 23, 2005 (Santo Domingo);
Running time	132 minutes
Countries	Dominican Republic; Spain; United Kingdom
Language	English

The Feast of the Goat (Spanish: La fiesta del chivo) is a 2005 Dominican-Spanish-British drama film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini, Paul Freeman, Juan Diego Botto and Stephanie Leonidas. It is based on Mario Vargas Llosa's 2000 novel of the same name.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Tomas Milian as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Isabella Rossellini as Urania
Paul Freeman as Agustín Cabral
Juan Diego Botto as Amadito García Guerrero
Stephanie Leonidas as Uranita
Shawn Elliott as Johnny Abbes García
Murphy Guyer as Turk
Richard Bekins as Manuel Alfonso
Jordan Lage as Gral. Pupo Román
Carlos Miranda as Antonio Imbert Barrera
Steven Bauer as Juan José Viñas
David Zayas as Antonio de la Maza
Eileen Atkins as Aunt Adelina
Gary Piquer as Galindez

Production notes

Shooting began in Santo Domingo in the first weeks of October 2004. After several weeks of productions continue in Spain. Several locations using for shooting are located in La Romana and Jarabacoa (North of Capital). The Executive production was in Charge of Andres Vicente Gomez, Chairman of Lola Films^[3]

The movie had an release date in Madrid February 24, 2006^[4] but first had a screening in the Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]

Reception

Writing for Variety Magazine, Jonathan Holland described the film as "rushed, but thoroughly enjoyable" and executed with "clinical skill". Holland complained that the film lacked the nuance and strong characterization of Llosa's novel.^[6]

References

^ Holland, Jonathan (23 February 2006). "The Feast of the Goat". Variety. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ McGavin, Patrick Z. (27 February 2006). "The Feast Of The Goat (La Fiesta Del Chivo)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "El rodaje de 'La fiesta del Chivo' comienza la próxima semana". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
^ "'La fiesta del Chivo' llega al cine el 24 de febrero". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
^ "Estreno mundial de la 'Fiesta del Chivo' en el festival de la Berlinale". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
^ Holland, Jonathan (23 February 2006). "The Feast of the Goat". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

External links

The Feast of the Goat at IMDb

[1] Holland, Jonathan (23 February 2006). "The Feast of the Goat". Variety. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

[2] McGavin, Patrick Z. (27 February 2006). "The Feast Of The Goat (La Fiesta Del Chivo)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[3] "El rodaje de 'La fiesta del Chivo' comienza la próxima semana". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

[4] "'La fiesta del Chivo' llega al cine el 24 de febrero". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[5] "Estreno mundial de la 'Fiesta del Chivo' en el festival de la Berlinale". el mundo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[6] Holland, Jonathan (23 February 2006). "The Feast of the Goat". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

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v t e Works by Mario Vargas Llosa
Novels	The Time of the Hero (1963) The Green House (1966) Conversation in The Cathedral (1969) Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (1973) Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (1977) The War of the End of the World (1981) The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta (1984) Who Killed Palomino Molero? (1986) The Storyteller (1987) In Praise of the Stepmother (1988) Death in the Andes (1993) The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto (1997) The Feast of the Goat (2000) The Way to Paradise (2003) The Bad Girl (2006) The Dream of the Celt (2010) The Discreet Hero (2013) The Neighborhood (2016) Harsh Times (2019)
Short story collection	The Cubs and Other Stories (1959)
Essays	The Basis for Interpretation of Rubén Darío (1958) The Perpetual Orgy (1975) The Temptation of the Impossible (2004)
Essay collections	A Writer's Reality (1991) A Fish in the Water (1993) The Milestones and the Stories of Greatest Literary Works (1995) Making Waves (1997) Letters to a Young Novelist (1997) The Language of Passion (2001)
Adaptations	Tune in Tomorrow (film; 1990) The Feast of the Goat (film; 2005)