Secrets of the heart
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| German title | Secrets of the heart | ||
| Original title | Secretos del corazón | ||
| Country of production | Spain , France , Portugal | ||
| original language | Spanish | ||
| Publishing year | 1997 | ||
| length | 105 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 7 | ||
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| Director | Montxo Armendáriz | ||
| script | Montxo Armendáriz | ||
| production | Andres Santana Imanol Uribe for Aiete / Ariane / DMUB / Fabrica de Imagens / Largo do Contador |
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| music | Bingen Mendizábal | ||
| camera | Javier Aguirresarobe | ||
| cut | Rori Sáinz de Rozas | ||
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Secrets of the Heart (original title Secretos del corazón ) is a Spanish youth drama from 1997 by Montxo Armendáriz. The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language Film” at the 1998 Academy Awards.
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Javi is nine years old and grows up with his older brother Juan with two unmarried aunts in a small Spanish town, where the boys also go to school. The children only see their mother, who lives in the country, during her holidays. For Javi, a room in an empty house that his brother shows him is of particular interest, as nobody is allowed to enter it and the room is always locked. From Juan he learns that their father has been found dead there and that his screams can still be heard there. Another reason for Javi not to see through the adult world. With his friend Carlos, he tries not only to fathom the secrets the house hides, but also to research the behavior of adults.
Other things also bother the boy. For example, an older boy explains him rather rudely when his bitch and a German shepherd copulate that they would just "screw". What the word means, however, is not really clear to him.
Production notes
The film was shot in Madrid , Navarra and Tudela in the south of the Navarra region in the Ebro Valley in Spain.
The film was in competition at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival and won the Blue Angel film award. It was released in Spain on March 19, 1997. It premiered in the US under the title Secrets of the Heart at the Chicago International Film Festival .
Soundtrack
- Muchata bonita (José Solá), sung by Entrique Guzmán
- Lord You Made the Night Too Long (Sam Lewis, Victor Young) sung by Louis Armstrong
- Amar y vivir (Consuelo Veláquez), sung by Antonio Machín
- Garbancito (Felipe Alcántara)
- Dame Felicidad ( Free Me )
- Vamonos (José Alfredo Jiménez)
criticism
The film database Filmernst spoke of a fascinating youth drama that “tells in atmospheric dense images” and “skillfully mixes elements of children's films with those of a mystery thriller”.
The film magazine Cinema drew the following conclusion about the “affectionate childhood study of the Basque model director Montxo Armendáriz”: “Curiosity, fear and innocence as pure poetry”.
Kabel eins found that it was a "sensitive film", "which completely engages in the childish imagination of its protagonist in order to capture the secrets and hardships, but also the beautiful sides of childhood."
Awards (selection)
- 1997: Nomination at the Berlinale for the Golden Bear and the Blue Angel . Montxo Armendáriz was the winner of the Blue Angel.
- 1997: Winner of the Ondas Film Awards in the “Best Film” category.
- 1997: Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the Chicago International Film Festival , also nominated for the Gold Hugo in the category "Best Film"
- 1998 : Nomination for an Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language Film” . The Oscar went to the Dutch drama Karakter and Mike van Diem .
- 1998: Winner at the Cartagena Film Festival, winner of the Golden India Catalina in three categories ("Best Supporting Actress" Charo López ; "Best Director" Montxo Armendáriz, "Best Cinematography" Javier Aguirresarobe), also nominated for "Best Film"
- 1998: Winner of the CEC Award at the Cinema Writers Circle Awards in the categories "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay"
- 1998: Winner of the Goya Award in the categories “Best Supporting Actress” (Charo López); Best Young Actor (Andoni Erburu); “Best Sound” (Gilles Ortion, Alfonso Pino, Bela María da Costa); "Best production design" (Félix Murcia). There were nominations in the categories “Best Film” ; "Best Director" ; "Best Supporting Actress" ( Vicky Peña ); "Best Screenplay" and "Best Editing" (Rosario Sáinz de Rozas).
- 1998: Winner of the Award of the Spanish Actors Union Charo López for best supporting actress. Andoni Erburu won the Newcomer Award.
- 1998: Winner of the Audience Award at the Toulouse Cinespaña Montxo Armendáriz
- 1998: Winner of the Turia Award Montxo Armendáriz for the "Best Spanish Film"
Web links
- Secrets of the heart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Secrets of the Heart film data at filmernst.de
- ^ Secretos del corazón (with film trailer) at roman-film.de
- ↑ Secrets of the Heart ofdb.de
- ↑ Secrets of the Heart Film details at filmernst.de