Foolish Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Héctor Babenco
Written by	Héctor Babenco Ricardo Piglia
Produced by	Héctor Babenco Oscar Kramer
Starring	Miguel Ángel Solá Maria Luísa Mendonça
Cinematography	Lauro Escorel
Edited by	Mauro Alice
Music by	Zbigniew Preisner
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Sony Pictures
Release dates	November 13, 1998 (1998-11-13) (Brazil) December 3, 1998 (1998-12-03) (Argentina)
Running time	132 minutes
Countries	Argentina Brazil France
Language	Spanish

Foolish Heart ( Spanish: Corazón iluminado) is a 1998 Argentine, Brazilian, and French drama film 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 Cátulo 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

External links

• Corazón iluminado at IMDb
• Corazón iluminado at the cinenacional.com (in Spanish)
• Corazón iluminado^{[ permanent dead link]} at La Nación by Claudio España (in Spanish)
• Corazón iluminado film scene on YouTube