‘Julieta’ Star Emma Suarez and Natalia de Molina on Tackling Addiction, Dance and Silence in Aitor Echeverría’s Feature Debut ‘Dismantling an Elephant’
variety.comCallum McLennan In “Dismantling an Elephant,” Spanish director Aitor Echeverría delivers an exploration of addiction’s ripple effects within a family, framed through an intimate mother-daughter dynamic.
The film stars Emma Suárez, a triple Goya winner known for Pedro Almodóvar’s “Julieta,” and Natalia de Molina, who has claimed two Goyas, including one for “Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed.” Co-stars include Darío Grandinetti (“Talk to Her”) and Alba Guilera (“One Year, One Night”).
For both of the film’s lead actors, Echeverría’s vision and the script were immediate draws. “It had such an original cinematic take on addiction, the story was told in a subtle way and the visual language was very elegant,” Suárez tells Variety. “And then, meeting Aitor, the director.
He transmitted a lot of confidence and put a lot of faith in our work.” De Molina echoes her co-star’s sentiment, explaining that her journey with the film began years ago. “I met Aitor in 2018 when he first spoke to me about the film.
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