Foolish Heart (1998 film)

Corazón iluminado
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Héctor Babenco
Produced by	Héctor Babenco Oscar Kramer
Written by	Héctor Babenco Ricardo Piglia
Starring	Miguel Ángel Solá Maria Luísa Mendonça
Music by	Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography	Lauro Escorel
Editing by	Mauro Alice
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Sony Pictures
Release date(s)	Brazil: November 13, 1998 Argentina: December 3, 1998
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Argentina Brazil France
Language	Spanish

Foolish Heart (Spanish: Corazón iluminado) is an Argentine, Brazilian, and French drama film released in 1998 and directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Ricardo Piglia. The film stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Maria Luísa Mendonça, and others.^[1]

The picture is based on the story by Catulo Castillo.

Plot

The film tells of seventeen-year-old Juan (Walter Quiroz). He lives with his parents and spends time with several intellectuals who are interested in photography. The girlfriend of the group's money person is Ana (Maria Luísa Mendonça), and Juan is attracted to her.

Ana spent two years at a mental institution because she was considered "crazy", yet Juan sees Ana often.

Juan is training as a door-to-door salesman, but when a photographer gives him a viewfinder, it changes his life. He's put on the path to his later success as a Hollywood director.

Cast

• Miguel Ángel Solá as Juan (adult)
• Maria Luísa Mendonça as Ana
• Walter Quiroz as Juan (young)
• Xuxa Lopes as Lilith
• Norma Aleandro as Mother
• Villanueva Cosse as Father
• Oscar Ferrigno Jr. as Martin
• Alejandro Awada
• Luis Luque

Distribution

The film was first presented at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in May.

Release dates

• Brazil: November 13, 1998
• Argentina: December 3, 1998
• France: November 17, 1999

Awards

Nominations

• Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; Héctor Babenco; 1998.^[2]
• Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, Maria Luísa Mendonça; 1999.
• Cinema Brazil, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize; Best Actress, Maria Luísa Mendonça; Best Cinematography, Lauro Escorel; Best Director, Héctor Babenco; 2000.

References

1. ^ Corazón iluminado at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Foolish Heart". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4919/year/1998.html. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 

External links

• Corazón iluminado at the Internet Movie Database
• Corazón iluminado at the cinenacional.com (Spanish)
• Corazón iluminado at La Nación by Claudio España (Spanish)