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The Dark Side of the Heart

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The Dark Side of the Heart
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R,2hrs 7min
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September 9, 1994
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Film Tonic
Synopsis: In this cheerfully surrealistic romance, a poet named Oliverio (Darío Grandinetti) lives by his wits in Buenos Aires, winning dollars by reciting his poems to passing motorists who stop at red lights or by occasionally trading a poem for a steak from a sympathetic restaurateur. His friends include an eccentric Canadian sculptor and Death (Nacha Guevara) himself, who often encourages him to get a regular job. When he grows tired of the women he is sleeping with, his bed becomes a doorway to elsewhere, ... Full Synopsis
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This whimsical Eliseo Subiela film has the unusual and ambitious qualities one would expect from the director of the excellent Man Facing Southeast. Yet at the same time, there's a coldness to the characters, and a slight silliness to the scenarios, that make it a disappointment -- especially coming from the director of Man Facing Southeast, a film that struck an admirable balance between the real ... Full Review
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