{"id":583,"date":"2024-05-31T21:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/?p=583"},"modified":"2024-05-31T21:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:45:52","slug":"border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/news\/border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Messi? The Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall stole the show at the Oscars!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2024 Oscars revealed Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall who caught attention with his charisma and cuteness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actor Messi was not only seen with a bow tie, but was also caught applauding and happy at the most anticipated ceremony of the year. The film \u201cAnatomy of a Fall\u201d, in Portuguese, was nominated in several categories, including Best Film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What movie did Messi star in?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Messi played Snoop, a guide dog, in the movie \\\"Anatomy of a Fall\\\". The film was nominated for several categories at the 2024 Oscars, including Best Picture.\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What kind of dog is Messi?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Messi is a Border Collie, a breed considered one of the most intelligent in the world. 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Messi won this award for his performance in \\\"Anatomy of a Fall\\\".\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Did Messi meet any celebrities at the Oscars?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Yes! Messi, a self-proclaimed dog lover, was pictured meeting actor Ryan Gosling at the 2024 Oscars.\"\n    }\n  }]\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>But the one who really stole the attention was Messi. He&#8217;s seven years old and he&#8217;s a great actor! He was awarded a \u201cPalma Canina\u201d (Palm Dog) at Cannes, which is an unofficial trophy given to animals that participate in films and series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall\" class=\"wp-image-380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-3.jpg.webp 640w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-3.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-3.jpg-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall played Snoop, Daniel&#8217;s guide dog, played by actor Milo Machado-Graner. In the film, Daniel is a visually impaired teenager whose mother is accused of murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/news\/border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall-2\/#What_was_training_like_for_Messi_the_Border_Collie_from_Anatomy_of_a_Fall\" >What was training like for Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/news\/border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall-2\/#What_is_the_breed_of_Messi_the_Border_Collie_from_Anatomy_of_a_Fall\" >What is the breed of Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-was-training-like-for-messi-the-border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_training_like_for_Messi_the_Border_Collie_from_Anatomy_of_a_Fall\"><\/span>What was training like for Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall.jpg.webp 640w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall.jpg-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To participate in the film, Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall, had to be trained by owner Laura Martin Contini. As part of his training, he even recorded some advertisements for the Oscars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi also had the help of another coach, Martin Contini. For the crucial poisoning scene, Martin Contini would have taught again basic commands, such as \u201clie down, pretend to be dead\u201d, and gradually added others, such as \u201cdon&#8217;t react\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the American magazine Variety, Messi&#8217;s owner, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall, revealed that they had to work for a long time to get him to act correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to make him stand still. Much of Messi&#8217;s preparation needed to be intensified in the last few months, where he needed to get used to all the people on the recording sets\u201d, commented Laura Martin Contini, Messi&#8217;s guardian, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another part of Messi&#8217;s training was alongside the human actors, all so that he truly looked like the family dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura is a professional dog trainer in Paris, where the family currently lives. She adopted Messi from a neighbor when the star was still a puppy. The name Messi was given to the puppy by Laura&#8217;s children, in honor of the world and Argentine football legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-breed-of-messi-the-border-collie-from-anatomy-of-a-fall\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_breed_of_Messi_the_Border_Collie_from_Anatomy_of_a_Fall\"><\/span>What is the breed of Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-2.jpg.webp 640w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-2.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Messi-o-Border-Collie-de-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-2.jpg-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi&#8217;s race is considered one of the most intelligent in the world. To get \u201cinto character\u201d, the dog underwent training to pretend to be dead and move everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Border Collies are capable of learning not only these commands, but many others. The breed occupies first place in the ranking of canine intelligence made by professor Stanley Coren. You can read the article in full&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/cachorros-mais-inteligentes-do-mundo\/\">by clicking here<\/a>&nbsp;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn everything about Messi&#8217;s breed, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caesprimeiro.com.br\/cachorro-border-collie\/\">read this article<\/a>&nbsp;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The breed is so charming that not even&nbsp;<strong>Ryan Gosling, self-confessed dog person<\/strong>&nbsp;, could resist the charm of his fellow actor. See below their meeting during the Oscars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Supporting Actor nominee Ryan Gosling meeting the dog from Anatomy of a Fall and his heart skips a beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Variety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAcademy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TheAcademy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Oscars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9TE9LeZPez\">pic.twitter.com\/9TE9LeZPez<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByClaytonDavis\/status\/1757152377776611819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Oscars revealed Messi, the Border Collie from Anatomy of a Fall who caught attention with his charisma and cuteness! Actor Messi was not only seen with a bow tie, but was also caught applauding and happy at the most anticipated ceremony of the year. 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