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El lado oscuro del corazón

El lado oscuro del corazón

1992Movie⏱️ 2h 7mNot Rated
ComedyDramaRomanceThriller
7.3
IMDB Rating
4,346 votes

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...

Director
Eliseo Subiela
Writers
Mario Benedetti, Juan Gelman, Oliverio Girondo
Stars
Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara
Release Date
September 9, 1994
Language
Spanish, German
Country
Argentina, Canada
🏆 12
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 20
Reviews
📋 8.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Darío Grandinetti
Darío Grandinetti
as Oliverio
👤
Sandra Ballesteros
as Ana
Nacha Guevara
Nacha Guevara
as Muerte
André Melançon
André Melançon
as Erik
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
as Gustavo
Mónica Galán
Mónica Galán
as Exesposa
👤
Inés Vernengo
as Ciega
👤
Tito Haas
as Parrillero
👤
Walter Soubrie
as Vendedor zapatería
Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti
as Marino que recita en alemán

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Filming Location
Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Production
CQ3 Films, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Max Films Productions

🏷️ Keywords

female frontal nudityfemale full frontal nuditycabaretsex sceneprostitute

🎯 Categories

SpanishComedyDramaRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Poetry in motion.
by DukeEman1999-03-21
9/10

"A film about a poet and his love for a hooker; the poet and his friendship with his artistic friends; the poet and his run-ins with the beautiful Death; the poet and his poems. A poetic film...."

💡 Did You Know?

Official submission of Argentina for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 65th Academy Awards in 1993. When the Oscar nominations came out it was overlooked in favor of A Place in the World (1992) (A Place in the World) which was later the only film in Academy Awards history to have been removed from the final ballot.

📖 Synopsis

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...