Secrets of the Heart
Directed byMontxo Armendáriz
Written byMontxo Armendáriz
Produced byImanol Uribe and Andrés Santana
StarringCarmelo Gómez
Charo López
Sílvia Munt
Vicky Peña
Andoni Erburu
Álvaro Nagore
Chete Lera
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Distributed byAiete Films
Ariane Films
Release date
  • 14 March 1997 (1997-03-14)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Secrets of the Heart (Spanish: Secretos del corazón) is a 1997 Spanish film. The film was a Box Office hit in Spain grossing ESP 711,092,434. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards.[1]

Plot

During the holidays, Javi and his older brother Juan go to a mountain village. There Javi is attracted by a secret, concealed in the closed room where his father died. The child's curiosity will be satisfied and will lead him to a surprising discovery.

Cast

  • Carmelo Gómez as Tío
  • Charo López as María
  • Sílvia Munt as Madre
  • Vicky Peña as Rosa
  • Andoni Erburu as Javi
  • Álvaro Nagore as Juan Zabalza
  • Íñigo Garcés as Carlos
  • Joan Vallès as Abuelo
  • Joan Dalmau as Benito
  • Chete Lera as Ricardo
  • Manolo Monje as Don Bautista
  • José María Asín as Don Alejandro
  • Carlos Salaberri as Bedel

Commentaries

According to the film's producer, Secretos del corazón is "a poetical and emotional movie that can share with Hollywood's big overproductions' special effects."

Armendáriz has had a brief film career and appears in such works as "Historias del Kronen", "Tasio" and "Las cartas de Alou".

Awards and nominations

Goya Awards

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1998Best Film (Mejor Película)GoyaSecretos del corazónNominated
1998Best Director (Mejor Director)GoyaMontxo ArmendárizNominated
1998Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)GoyaVicky PeñaNominated
1998Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)GoyaCharo LópezWon
1998Best New Actor (Mejor actor revelación)GoyaAndoni ErburuWon
1998Best Production Design (Mejor Dirección Artística)GoyaFélix MurciaWon
1998Best Sound (Mejor Sonido)GoyaGilles Ortion, Alfonso Pino and Bela María da CostaWon
1998Best Editing (Mejor Montaje)GoyaRosa Sáinz de RozasNominated
1998Best Screenplay – Original (Mejor Guión Original)GoyaMontxo ArmendárizNominated

Cartagena Film Festival

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1998Best Film (Mejor Película)Golden India CatalinaSecretos del corazónNominated
1998Best Director (Mejor Director)Golden India CatalinaMontxo ArmendárizWon
1998Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)Golden India CatalinaCharo LópezWon
1998Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografia)Golden India CatalinaJavier AguirresarobeWon

Berlin International Film Festival

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1997Best European FilmBlue AngelSecretos del corazónWon[2]
1997Golden Berlin BearGolden Berlin BearMontxo ArmendárizNominated

Academy Awards

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1998Best Foreign Language FilmOscarSecretos del corazón – SpainNominated

Sant Jordi Awards

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1997Best Film (Mejor Película Española)Sant Jordi AwardSecretos del corazónWon

Ondas Awards

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1997Best Film (Mejor Película)Film AwardSecretos del corazónWon

Chicago International Film Festival

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1997Audience Choice AwardAudience Choice AwardSecretos del corazónWon

Spanish Actors Union

YearCategoryRecipient(s)AwardResult
1998Film: Supporting Performance (Secundario Cine)Award of the Spanish Actors UnionCharo LópezWon
1998Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación)Andoni ErburuNewcomer AwardWon

Cinema Writers Circle Awards

YearCategoryAwardRecipient(s)Result
1998Best Film (Mejor Película)CEC AwardSecretos del corazónWon
1998Best Director (Mejor Director)CEC AwardMontxo ArmendárizWon
1998Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guión Original)CEC AwardMontxo ArmendárizWon

See also

References

  1. "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. "Berlinale: 1997 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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