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Director
  
Hector Babenco

Music director
  
Zbigniew Preisner

Country
  
Argentina Brazil France

6.8/10
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Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
Spanish

Foolish Heart (1998 film) movie poster

Release date
  
November 13, 1998 (1998-11-13) (Brazil) December 3, 1998 (1998-12-03) (Argentina)

Writer
  
Hector Babenco, Ricardo Piglia

Initial release
  
November 13, 1998 (Brazil)

Screenplay
  
Hector Babenco, Ricardo Piglia

Cast
  
Miguel Angel Sola
,
Maria Luísa Mendonça
,
Walter Quiroz
,
Xuxa Lopes
,
Norma Aleandro

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Foolish Heart (Spanish: Corazón iluminado) is a 1998 Argentine, Brazilian, and French drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Ricardo Piglia. The film stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Maria Luísa Mendonça, and others.

Contents

The picture is based on the story by Cátulo Castillo.

Plot

The film tells of seventeen-year-old Juan (Walter Quiroz). He lives with his parents and spends time with several intellectuals who are interested in photography. The girlfriend of the group's money person is Ana (Maria Luísa Mendonça), and Juan is attracted to her.

Ana spent two years at a mental institution because she was considered "crazy", yet Juan sees Ana often.

Juan is training as a door-to-door salesman, but when a photographer gives him a viewfinder, it changes his life. He's put on the path to his later success as a Hollywood director.

Cast

  • Miguel Ángel Solá as Juan (adult)
  • Maria Luísa Mendonça as Ana
  • Walter Quiroz as Juan (young)
  • Xuxa Lopes as Lilith
  • Norma Aleandro as Mother
  • Villanueva Cosse as Father
  • Oscar Ferrigno Jr. as Martin
  • Alejandro Awada
  • Luis Luque

    • Distribution

    The film was first presented at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in May.

    Release dates

  • Brazil: November 13, 1998
  • Argentina: December 3, 1998
  • France: November 17, 1999

    • Awards

    Nominations

  • Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; Héctor Babenco; 1998.
  • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, Maria Luísa Mendonça; 1999.
  • Cinema Brazil, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize; Best Actress, Maria Luísa Mendonça; Best Cinematography, Lauro Escorel; Best Director, Héctor Babenco; 2000.

    • References

    Foolish Heart (1998 film) Wikipedia
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    Foolish Heart (1998 film) IMDb Foolish Heart (1998 film) themoviedb.org