Portrait of Animal Behavior explained

Portrait of Animal Behavior
Director:	Florencia Colucci Gonzalo Lugo
Producer:	Florencia Colucci Gonzalo Lugo
Starring:	Florencia Colucci Gonzalo Lugo
Cinematography:	Francisco Jaso
Music:	Alejandro Perego
Studio:	Opiti Films Shoreline Entertainment
Distributor:	Buen Cine
Runtime:	84 minutes
Country:	Uruguay
Language:	Spanish
Budget:	$66.000^[1]

Portrait of Animal Behavior (Spanish: Retrato de un comportamiento animal) is a 2014 Uruguayan romantic comedy road movie written, directed, produced and starred by Florencia Colucci and Gonzalo Lugo in their directorial debut.^{[2] [3]}

Synopsis

Matto is a marine biologist who is obsessed with meeting dolphins and Martina is hitchhiking to Bahia to investigate Tropicalia and herself. He travels in his own car, meets her and takes her, arriving on the shores of Florianópolis in Brazil, where most of the film takes place.^[4]

Cast

• Florencia Colucci as Martina
• Gonzalo Lugo as Matto
• Rocío Piferrer
• Jorge Bolani

Production

Principal photography began in December 2012 in Rocha, Uruguay and Florianópolis, Brazil.^[5]

Release

It had its world premiere on August 20, 2014, at the World Cinema Amsterdam Festival, the Netherlands.^[6] It was commercially released on September 17, 2015, in Uruguayan theaters.^[7]

Reception

Box-office

Portrait of Animal Behavior drew 131 viewers in its first week in theaters, ranking 23rd.^[8]

Accolades

Notes and References

1. Web site: Se estrena Retrato de un comportamiento animal . 2023-07-15 . ECU - Escuela de Cine del Uruguay . es.
2. Web site: 2015-09-18 . Trascendencias . 2023-07-15 . la diaria . es-UY.
3. Web site: LatAm cinema » "Retrato de un comportamiento animal", estreno de la ópera prima de Florencia Colucci y Gonzalo Lugo . 2023-07-15.
4. Web site: 2015-09-29 . Retrato de un comportamiento animal Florencia Colucci y Gonzalo Lugo (directores). Con Florencia Colucci, Gonzalo Lugo, Jorge Bolani y Rocío Piferrer . 2023-07-15 . Zona de Obras . es.
5. Web site: 2015-09-26 . Comedia uruguaya llegó a los cines . 2023-07-15 . EL PAIS . en.
6. Web site: consentido . 2014-08-18 . Retrato de un comportamiento animal: dierlijke strapatsen in Uruguayaanse roadmovie . 2023-07-15 . conSentido.
7. Web site: En cartel "Retrato de un comportamiento animal" . 2023-07-15 . icau.mec.gub.uy.
8. Web site: Rodriguez . Carina . 2015-10-01 . Primera semana de los estrenos . 2023-07-15 . Ultracine . es.
9. Web site: 2015-01-10 . 5ta edición del José Ignacio International Film Festival . 2023-07-15 . PuntaDelEsteInternacional.com . es.