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Catalog/Comedy/The Dark Side of the Heart
The Dark Side of the Heart poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.2 / 100
1992·Comedy / Drama / Romance·2h 7m

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 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?

Above the Line
Eliseo Subiela·DirectorEliseo Subiela·ScreenplayJuan Gelman·WriterHugo Colace·Director of PhotographyOsvaldo Montes·Original Music ComposerMarcela Sáenz·Editor
Cast
Darío Grandinetti·OliverioSandra Ballesteros·AnaNacha Guevara·DeathAndré Melançon·ErikJean Pierre Reguerraz·GustavoMónica Galán·Ex-wifeInés Vernengo·The blind girlTito Haas·The grill cookWalter Soubrié·SellerMario Benedetti·Sailor that recites in German
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 2
Eliseo Subiela·DirectorMarcelo Rembado·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Juan Gelman·WriterMario Benedetti·WriterEliseo Subiela·ScreenplayOliverio Girondo·Writer
Camera· 1
Hugo Colace·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Marcela Sáenz·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Osvaldo Montes·Original Music ComposerCarlos Abbate·Sound DirectorJosé Luis Díaz·Sound
Art & Design· 6
Margarita Jusid·Art DirectionPatricia Pernia·Costume DesignMarcela Bazzano·Set DesignerSelva Chomnalez·Makeup ArtistCristina Nigro·Set DecorationHugo Soto·Set Decoration
Production· 6
Roger Frappier·ProducerJorge Rocca·Production ManagerJorge Sivori·Production ManagerSusana Serebrenik·Associate ProducerSuzanne Dussault·Associate ProducerFernando Sokolowicz·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Christian Gruaz·Special EffectsJuan Carlos Mazzola·HairstylistPaquita Trench·Hairdresser
By the Numbers
79.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A08B8B
#FFFFFF
Mood
Passionate, Intimate
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a dark long coat is holding a woman with long dark curly hair, who is wearing a light-colored dress, in an embrace. The man's face is partially visible”

romancedrama
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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