The Dark Side of the Heart

The Dark Side of the Heart

1992 · 127 min · ES · R · 7.3 (94 votes)
Dir. Eliseo Subiela · Starring Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara, André Melançon, Jean Pierre Reguerraz, Mónica Galán · Music Osvaldo Montes · The Dark Side of the Heart Collection
ComedyDramaRomance

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?

VIBE

A dreamlike, bohemian journey through Buenos Aires, this film feels like a surreal poem. It's a melancholic and erotic exploration of art, love, and the ephemeral nature of desire, set against a backdrop of bohemian wanderings.

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