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The Dark Side of the Heart
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Wikipedia article
'The Dark Side of the Heart' is a 1992 Argentine romantic drama surrealist film written and directed by Eliseo Subiela. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It is currently considered a cult film.[https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/09/07/actualidad/1504794682_515172.html The return of The dark side of the heart, by Jordi Costa: "A film that perfectly fits the concept of cult cinema is back in theaters: nobody gave a penny for it (at the time of its release), not even its director"] 09-07-2017, 'El Pas' (in Spanish)
Plot
Oliverio (Grandinetti), a Bohemian poet, travels through Buenos Aires with his friends, harassed by Death, looking for a woman capable of flying. In the course of the film, the poetry of Mario Benedetti, Juan Gelman and Oliverio Girondo is seen intermingled with the thickest places of Argentine and Uruguayan artistic daily life. From the barbecue, to the battered bars of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the main character's thought is intermittently intertwined with fiction, only to be able to better show the central character's thinking.
The story unfolds in the comings and goings of Oliverio, through his world, in which, exchanging food for poetry, or asking for coins on street corners, seeing Mario Benedetti reciting his poems in German, seeing Genetic sculptures, talking to cows, and conversing with death seem to be part of any given day in the life of a poet.
Cast
* Daro Grandinetti as Oliverio
* Sandra Ballesteros as Ana
* Nacha Guevara as Death
* Andr Melanon as Erik
* Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Gustavo
* Mnica Galn as the ex-wife
* Ins Vernengo: the blind girl
Awards
'Montreal World Film Festival'
* Grand Prix des Amriques
'Biarritz Film Festival'
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
'Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival'
* Critic Award
'Havana Film Festival'
* Best Actor
'Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards'
* Best Director
* Best Cinematography
* Best Art Direction
* Best Editing
'43rd Berlin International Film Festival'
* Jury Award of the Readers of the Berliner Zeitung newspaper, International Forum of Young Cinema
'Cartagena Film Festival'
* Best Director
* Best Cinematography
* Critics Jury Award
'Cinoche International Film Festival of Baie-Comeau'
* Best Screenplay
'Festival du film de Sept-les'
* Best Film
'Silver Condor, Argentine Film Critics Association'
* Best Director
* Best Cinematography
* Best Art Direction
* Best Female Revelation
'Bergamo Film Meeting'
* Rosa Camuna Award for Best Film
'Sin Cortes Awards'
* Best film
* Best Screenplay
* Best Art Direction
* Best Original Music Score
* Best Female Revelation
'Argentores Awards'
* Best Film Book
'Festival de Gramado'
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Original Music Score
Sequel
A sequel titled The Dark Side of the Heart 2 was released in 2001. A Spanish-Argentine co-production, also written and directed by Eliseo Subiela, and starring Daro Grandinetti and Sandra Ballesteros, along with Ariadna Gil and Nacha Guevara. It was released on July 5, 2001.
See also
* List of submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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