Hungry Hearts (2014 film)
| Hungry Hearts | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Saverio Costanzo |
| Written by |
Saverio Costanzo Marco Franzoso |
| Starring |
Adam Driver Alba Rohrwacher Roberta Maxwell |
| Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
Hungry Hearts is a 2014 Italian drama film directed by Saverio Costanzo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] At Venice, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.[3] It was also screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Synopsis
When Mina (Alba Rohrwacher) and Jude (Adam Driver) first meet, it's under the worst of circumstances; Mina finds herself accidentally trapped in a bathroom with Jude, who is suffering from food poisoning induced diarrhea. Despite this awkward first encounter, the two form a seemingly strong relationship. However when Mina announces that she's going to return to Italy Jude initiates a sexual encounter that ends with him ejaculating inside of her, despite Mina specifically requesting otherwise. Mina becomes pregnant as a result of the encounter, which further ties her to Jude and prevents her from traveling to Italy. The pregnancy ends up putting a large amount of strain on their relationship since Mina is obsessed with purity and greatly distrusts modern medicine. While Jude wants her to visit an obstetrician he decides to trust Mina's decision to rely more on alternative and traditional medicine, even going so far as to attend a meeting with a psychic, who declares the fetus an Indigo child. However once the baby is born Mina begins putting the infant on a vegan diet, which concerns Jude, who begins to secretly go against Mina's parenting techniques. This puts the two parents at odds with one another and Mina begins to further obsess about keeping the child pure, at one point feeding the child an anti-nutrient oil because Jude fed the child some meat. As things progress the relationship continues on a downward spiral that puts the child's well-being and life at risk.
Cast
- Adam Driver as Jude
- Alba Rohrwacher as Mina
- Roberta Maxwell as Anne
- Jake Weber as Dr. Bill
- Natalie Gold as Jennifer
- Victor Williams
- Victoria Cartagena as Monica
- Cristina J. Huie as NYPD Officer Dugan
Reception
Critical reception for Hungry Hearts has been mixed and the film holds a rating of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews.[5] It has a score of 44% on Metacritic.[6]
Awards
| Awards | ||||
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| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | |
| 71st Venice International Film Festival[7] | Golden Lion | Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | |
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Adam Driver | Won | ||
| Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Alba Rohrwacher | Won | ||
| Pasinetti Award for Best Actress | Alba Rohrwacher | Won | ||
| Special Pasinetti Award for Best Direction | Saverio Costanzo | Won | ||
| Cinema for UNICEF Award | Saverio Costanzo | Won | ||
| 60th David di Donatello Awards[8] | Best Film | Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | ||
| Best Script | Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Alba Rohrwacher | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Francesco Calvelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Nicola Piovani | Nominated | ||
| 55th Globi d'oro[9] | Best Actress | Alba Rohrwacher | Won | |
| 30th Ciak d'oro[10] | Best Producer | Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli | Nominated | |
| Best Screenwriter | Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Nicola Piovani | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Roy Andersson film scoops Venice Golden Lion award". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "HUNGRY HEARTS (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "Hungry Hearts". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Festival di Venezia 2014: ecco tutti i premi della 71ma Mostra del Cinema". ComingSoon.it. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "David di Donatello 2015, le cinquine: 16 nomination per "Anime nere", 14 per Martone". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Globo d’oro ad Alba Rohrwacher per Hungry Hearts". Wildside. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ciak D'Oro 2015, l'elenco dei premiati - TV Sorrisi & Canzoni". TV Sorrisi & Canzoni. Retrieved 4 January 2016.