In the film, Julie Delpy and Tracy Letts portray Dina and Danny, a rigid, dissatisfied couple whose young son Remi (played by Keaton Nigel Cooke) is recovering from cancer. This theme is reflected in a later story. Remi is given the dachshund as a gift to lift his spirits. In a subsequent story, Dawn (played by Greta Gerwig), a veterinary assistant, believes that the dachshund could be the key to melting the heart of Brandon (played by Kieran Culkin), whom she knew from grade school as a notorious bully.
Director
Todd Solondz
Top billing cast
Kieran Culkin as Brandon Danny DeVito as Dave Schmerz Ellen Burstyn as Nana Greta Gerwig as Dawn Wiener
At the January 2016 Sundance premiere, some audience members responded angrily to the film, and in response, a few festival reviewers deliberately revealed key plot points in order to discourage animal lovers from seeing it. Heather Matarazzo declined the opportunity to reprise her role as Dawn Wiener from "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995), and was replaced by Greta Gerwig. Brie Larson filmed a scene for the film, but it was ultimately removed from the final cut. In preparation for a scene in the film, Keaton Nigel Cooke learned to play "Clair de Lune" on flute in less than a week. The title character in the film was portrayed by four dachshund show dogs, but according to the director Todd Solondz, he found them to be "dumb." The film Wiener-Dog won the Best Film Award at the 2017 LongTake Interactive Film Festival (LIFF2017) held in Milan, Italy between July 7-9. The films in the competition were selected from titles that had not yet been released in Italian movie theaters, and the winner was chosen by the people attending the screenings. Keaton Nigel Cooke was the only lead actor with two movies in the Sundance Film Festival of 2016.
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