Snowflake, the White Gorilla
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| Directed by | Andrés G. Schaer |
| Produced by | Julio Fernandz |
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| Music by | Zacarías M. de la Riva |
| Cinematography | Sergi Bartrolí |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
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Snowflake, the White Gorilla (Catalan: Floquet de Neu,Spanish: Copito de Nieve) is a 2011 Spanish live action/computer-animated adventure film directed by Andrés G. Schaer. The film depicts the fictional childhood of the white gorilla Snowflake.
An English dub with an unknown cast was released. In United States, the film was released on September 1, 2013 with another English dub of the film that stars David Spade, Ariana Grande, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, Dallas Lovato, Keith David, and Christopher Lloyd. It was produced by Grindstone Entertainment Group and distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The original Spanish dub of the film portrays Snowflake as a male gorilla, while the English dub makes the character a female gorilla.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
In 1966, Snowflake is the only white gorilla in the world, and the main attraction at the zoo. Children love him/her, but he/she's different from other gorillas. With the help of Ailur, an eccentric red panda, Snowflake plans a secret mission to sneak out of the zoo, venturing into the dangerous city in order to find a witch to help her become a "normal" gorilla. Will Snowflake find the cure he/she's looking for, or realize that there's something more important than fitting in?
Cast[edit]
Spanish dub cast[edit]
- Kai Stroink as Snowflake
- Manel Fuentes as Ailur
- Claudia Abate as Wendy
- Constantino Romero as Anvil
- Pere Ponce as Dr. Archibald Pepper
- Elsa Pataky as Bruhmilda the Witch
English dub cast[edit]
- Benjamin Nathan-Serio as Ailur
American English dub cast[edit]
- Ariana Grande as Snowflake
- David Spade as Ailur
- Jennette McCurdy as Petunia
- Nathan Kress as Elvis
- Dallas Lovato as Wendy
- Eva Bella as Young Wendy
- Keith David as Anvil
- Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Archibald Pepper
- Diane Michelle as Bruhmilda the Witch
Music[edit]
The original score of Snowflake is composed by Zacarías M. and De la Riva. The American version features two songs, "One In A Million Girl" and "Avalanche" performed by Dallas Lovato and composed by Stephane Deriau-Reine (Stephan DeReine) and Mychal Simka.
Analysis[edit]
University of Chicago professor Elizabeth Tavella writes in an article on media representations of the original gorilla that the film presents an "overt representation of racialized tropes" including "problematic representations of reverse discrimination". One such trope is the "notion of Blackness arising from dirt", expressed when Snowflake tries to darken his fur with mud to be accepted as a "Black" gorilla by other gorillas at the zoo. Tavella further notes that in the English dubbing, "directorial choices have a drastic impact on gender and racial dynamics", with Snowflake being portrayed as a female gorilla and voiced by a White female actress, and the primary protagonist gorilla being voiced by a black male, which "reinforces the correlation between sexism and racism".[1]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Snowflake, the White Gorilla at Internet Movie Database
- Snowflake, the White Gorilla at Rotten Tomatoes
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