Valentin Movie Review 2002

Valentin is the overly adorable, 9-year-old, horn-rimmed glasses wearing hero of Agresti's semi-autobiographical drama set in 1960s Buenos Aires. Valentin (Noya) lives with his kooky grandmother (Maura) after being abandoned by his mother and playboy father, (director Agresti) who have long separated. Valentin attempts to rebuild his family by playing Cupid with his dad's current girlfriend, the beautiful and attentive Leticia (Cardinali) while simultaneously charming and inspiring various local, hardened grown-ups. The precocious boy is also an aspiring astronaut, a fact which allows him to dress up in a far-less-than-homemade looking get-up and look cute, which he does for far too much of this sometimes saccharine heart-tugger. Does boast some genuinely touching moments.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from Argentinian, Dutch.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, True Stories, Gifted Children, South America, Period Piece: 1960s, Parenthood

Screenplay

Alejandro Agresti

Cast

Carmen Maura, Rodrigo Noya, Alejandro Agresti, Jean Pierre Noher, Mex Urtizberea, Julieta Cardinali

Cinematography

Jose Luis Cajaraville

Director

Alejandro Agresti

Music

Luis Salinas, Paul M. van Brugge

Other

Fernando Soldevilla, Alejandro Agresti, Floris Vos

Producer

Laurens Geels, Thierry Forte, First Floor Features, RWA, Miramax