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Valentin Details

2002

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Starring	Carmen Maura, Rodrigo Noya, Julieta Cardinali
Director	Alejandro Agresti
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

Valentin

This heart-warmer concerns precocious eight-year-old Valentin (Rodrigo Noya), who lives alone with his grandmother in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s. Longing to be reunited with his absent mum, Valentin lives with his eccentric grandma (long-time Almodovar star Carmen Maura) and deals with the occasional visits from his reprobate father (director Alejandro Agresti). For solace, Valentin visits a kindly musician (Mex Uritzberea) who urges the boy to hang on to his dream of becoming Argentina's first astronaut. Valentin also develops a bond with Leticia (Juliete Cardinali), one of his dad's young girlfriends. Noya plays his role like a pint-sized blend of Woody Allen, Nanni Moretti, and Audrey Tatou (AMELIE), replete with poignant optimism, wry commentary, and a cupid-like need to play matchmaker for the nicer adults in his life. As engaging as he is, the film gets stolen by the wonderful Cardinali (a TV star in Argentina) who radiates angelic warmth in her too-few scenes. Agresti suffuses the film with well-observed period detail that only hints at the political turmoil of the time (Argentina was in the grip of the infamous "reign of terror" throughout the '60s and '70s). VALENTIN is one of those films that manages to win a viewer's heart without pulling any harsh reality punches.

Starring	Carmen Maura, Rodrigo Noya, Julieta Cardinali
Director	Alejandro Agresti
Studio	METRODOME DISTRIBUTION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Spanish
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 21 Jun 2004

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- The eponymous narrator of Agresti's semi-autobiographical film, set in Argentina around the time of Che Guevara's... read more on Time Out
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  unmemorable, literally
  
  I started watching this when a couple of scenes seemed familiar and I realised I had seen it some time before and obviously it had made so little impact on me ... read more »
  
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  Well worth a view
  
  A fine film with great human values and warmth - one to make you feel better about humanity. Also humorous and quirky and poignant
  
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  8-year-old in 1960s Argentina
  
  I suppose the closest you can come to a description of this film is to call it a coming of age story. A boy living with his Grandmother in Argentina is ... read more »
  
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  Definitely worth a look.
  
  Definitely a film to watch even though it won't 'knock your socks off'. Like the critics, I didn't find the film sentimental and the young boy ... read more »
  
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  This heart-warmer concerns precocious eight-year-old Valentin (Rodrigo Noya), who lives alone with his grandmother in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s. Longing to be reunited with his absent mum, Valentin lives with his eccentric grandma (long-time Almodovar star Carmen Maura) and deals with the ...