The Hairy Tooth Fairy

"THE BEST KEPT LEGEND WILL SOON BE REVEALED"

2006 1h 30m ES

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 123

FamilyAnimation

Synopsis

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Lucía, an active little girl, looses a tooth. Santiago, her father, is an out-of-work boss, and her mother, Pilar, is a successful but overworked architect, reassure Lucía, by telling her that the Hairy Tooth Fairy (a mouse named Pérez) will come to her bedroom to collect her tooth, leaving some money in its place. A mouse who had been monitoring the situation tells another mouse, who in turn tells another mouse until finally the news reaches Pérez, The Hairy Tooth Fairy, who lives in a boat in the port along with hundreds of other mice. They receive the teeth that he collects, and then clean, shape and polish them so that they can be transformed into shiny round pearls. These pearls are then carried through the citys sewers until finally they reach the jewellers owned by Morientes, where an old friend exchanges them for their weight in gold.

“THE BEST KEPT LEGEND WILL SOON BE REVEALED”

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Cast

Alejandro Awada
Ratón Pérez (voz)
Mariano Chiesa
Cdte. Permanencio Fugaz (voz)
Roly Serrano
El rata (voz)
Delfina Varni
Lucía
Fabián Mazzei
Santiago
Ana María Orozco
Pilar
Joe Rígoli
Justo Amancio Morientes
Diego Gentile
Pipo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini
Writers: Enrique Cortés
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Spain

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Argentina, Spain.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hairy Tooth Fairy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini, shot by Miguel Abal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Daniel Goldberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor César Custodio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Alejandro Awada and Mariano Chiesa and Roly Serrano carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Juan Pablo Buscarini directs. Miguel Abal behind the camera. Daniel Goldberg scores. César Custodio cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Argentina, Spain.
4Part of the "Hairy Tooth Fairy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini, shot by Miguel Abal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Daniel Goldberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor César Custodio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Alejandro Awada and Mariano Chiesa and Roly Serrano carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "THE BEST KEPT LEGEND WILL SOON BE REVEALED".
10IMDB entry: tt0458076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.