| Foolish Heart | |
| Director: | Héctor Babenco |
| Producer: | Héctor Babenco Oscar Kramer |
| Starring: | Miguel Ángel Solá Maria Luísa Mendonça |
| Music: | Zbigniew Preisner |
| Cinematography: | Lauro Escorel |
| Editing: | Mauro Alice |
| Distributor: | Columbia TriStar Sony Pictures |
| Runtime: | 132 minutes |
| Country: | Argentina Brazil France |
| Language: | Spanish |
Foolish Heart (Spanish; Castilian: '''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.
The film is based on the story by Cátulo Castillo.
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.
The film was first presented at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in May.
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