Valentin

Name: Valentin
Genre: Drama
Released: May 7, 2004
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Alejandro Agresti, Julieta Cardinali, Rodrigo Noya

2004

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Miramax Films | Release Date: May 7, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Alejandro Agresti, Julieta Cardinali, Rodrigo Noya

Summary: A coming of age story told through the eyes of a precocious 10-year old boy who lives with his grandmother in turbulent 1969 Argentina. (Miramax)

Director: Alejandro Agresti

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 86 min

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Joe Morgenstern

One of the many stylistic distinctions of this outwardly modest production is the complex voice that the filmmaker has found for his young hero.

Carla Meyer

Can be enjoyed if you don't mind a little manipulation. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Quietly, with pathos and tinges of melancholy humor, Valentin pays homage to the heroism of creating your own world when the one that's on offer breaks your heart. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Agresti has more on his mind than tugging at heartstrings. Read full review

Deborah Young

The choice to have Valentin narrate the tale and make philosophical observations beyond his years becomes irritating at times; ditto the cartoon humor. Read full review

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

Essentially this is a pale imitation of "My Life as a Dog" or "Cinema Paradiso." It means well, but it's only a "feel-good" experience if your concept of that term involves being jerked around and doused in sap. Read full review

Desson Thomson

The kid chews up the scenery like a baby T-Rex, egged on, no doubt, by director Agresti. Read full review

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XiaoshengG.

Oct 24, 2005

So touching, I can't helping crying while watching the movie. I have a good family, 2 kids and a wife. It reminds me what a busy life could miss, and when I was alone it let me feel all the importance of family and love to everyone else, especially to little ones. How fragile they So touching, I can't helping crying while watching the movie. I have a good family, 2 kids and a wife. It reminds me what a busy life could miss, and when I was alone it let me feel all the importance of family and love to everyone else, especially to little ones. How fragile they could be without a normal life.… Expand

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