Falling Star (Italian: Stella cadente) is a 2014 Spanish historical film directed by Lluís Miñarro which stars Alex Brendemühl as King Amadeo.
Including surrealist elements and erotic scenes and starting in 1870,[1] the plot follows the ill reign of Amadeo, King of Spain and his attempts to modernize an ungovernable country.
[6] 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".
[7] 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.".
[8] Daniel de Partearroyo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that Brendemühl is "exultant and hilarious".