The Dark Side of the Heart Movie Review 1992

Magic realism features in this story of struggling Buenos Aires poet Oliverio (Grandinetti) who falls in love with prostitute Ana (Ballesteros). She wants to keep things businesslike but when a man finds a woman whose lovemaking causes them to actually levitate, he's not about to make things easy. Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 127 minutes.
Originally from Canadian, Argentinian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Sex & Sexuality, Oldest Profession, South America, Writers

Screenplay

Eliseo Subiela

Cast

Dario Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara

Cinematography

Hugo Colace

Director

Eliseo Subiela

Music

Osvaldo Montes

Awards

Montreal World Film Fest. 1992: Film.