How ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Dog Messi Was Trained to Look Dead

At the cinema, there is room for everyone, including dogs. Messia Border Collie, received the award Palm Dog for the paper in Anatomy of a Fall.

Snoop, played by Messiis Daniel’s companion, played by Milo Machado Granera visually impaired teenager whose mother is accused of murder.

The principal Justine Triet and the team of the feature film nominated for Oscar required the dog responsible for Snoop’s role to pretend to be dead, a skill that Messi already dominated.

“What we needed to work on all the time was how to carry it and make it remain active, acting as if it were inert,” he said. Laura Martin Continitutor of Messiin an interview with Variety.

“This was something I added over time, working every day. It all started in bed, and it was the amount of disturbance this dog would be able to withstand while remaining limp,” he explained. Contini.

The owner of Messi He also had to train him to get used to the screams and running around of the other actors. “Most of the preparation was very intense in the previous two months,” he recalled. Continiwho watched many videos about training service dogs for visually impaired children.

“I found Messi months before filming, several times,” he said. Graner. “We both practiced separately and I must say he managed to simulate lethargy very well.”

For the scene where Snoop becomes catatonic, with his tongue hanging out in anguish after ingesting several aspirin tablets, Contini submitted Messi to a game session with your favorite ball. After playing, the owner knew that the dog would stick out his tongue.

“I’m a little scared that he’s going to be typecast into roles where he has to die,” he revealed. Contini. “These are the types of roles we are being asked to do now.”