The Dark Side of The Heart

– Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an adver..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 7 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Original Name:
El lado oscuro del corazón
The Dark Side of the Heart (1992) - Also known as El lado oscuro del corazón

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

09 Sep 1994

Language:

Spanish, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Eliseo Subiela

Writer:

Mario Benedetti (poems), Juan Gelman (poems), Oliverio Girondo (poems), Eliseo Subiela

Main Actors:

Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara, André Mélançon

Plot:

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

Awards:

12 wins & 10 nominations.

Production:

Film Tonic

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10