Syl
Valentin is the story of a 9 year old Argentinian boy who lives with his grandmother. His mother is off and his father isn't always around. Grandma is there for the boy and cares for him in 1969 before somebody landed on the moon. Valentin dreams of being on the moon. The film's art direction and mood is very 1969. Valentin plays cupid and hopes that his father marries the young woman he becomes in love with and spends a day. Reality steps in and life isn't always ideal in the end. Valentin's father is played by the film's director and screenwriter. He does a great job in the role. The entire cast especially Valentin performed excellently in this film. The young actor does a fantastic award winning job in this difficult leading role.
Colleen Smith
I loved this movie, and also, I love the music from the film. I've searched high and low on the web for even just the names of the songs and I can't find anything. There wasn't even a list on the credits of the movie itself. I'm learning Spanish, so it's hard for me to search for a piece of lyrics in quotations..So, I'm requesting that maybe someone who is more fluent in Spanish could help me find the songs of this movie. Particularly the song Valentin is shout-singing when his Uncle arrives, and some of the songs that play in scenes with Leticia.Please and thank you!
lapetrov
If you ever watched "The Wonder Years" and enjoyed the combination of youth and wisdom you will enjoy this movie, set in 1969. The child actor is fabulous and endears himself and his character immediately. Combining child p.o.v. with the hind-sight of adult understanding and narration (in a child's voice) the film achieves great realness. Based on the real-life story of the director/writer, it's wonderfully nostalgic and yet powerfully cathartic. If you never cry or laugh during this film, please see a doctor as your heart may be already stopped. But it isn't over-sentimentalized or trivialized at all. Quite the opposite, it's the story of agonizing loss borne with true emotional strength. Filmed in Argentina, it takes you on a trip to another time and place all the while telling the timeless tale of a child's unending capacity to love. Moving, important and true. Highly recommended.
tracyleemayyu
This is one of the very few movies I really love these past couple of years. Rodrigo Noya's Valentin is such a smart, funny and sad 8 year old boy. Everything he says gives you a smile and a little twist in the heart. He's like the old lady who lives alone and says she doesn't mind being alone but asks you to stay a little longer because she's baked dozens of cookies which nobody will eat. Rodrigo Noya is such an excellent actor that every nuance is caught thought his expressions, body language. The adults around him all act selfishly, but it's so realistic because we all are self-centered beings, and children sometimes are just treated like things that happened to be there. I love this movie so much I am recommending it to every people I know.
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