Haunted Heart (film)
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| Directed by | Fernando Trueba |
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| Cinematography | Sergio Iván Castaño |
| Edited by | Marta Velasco |
| Music by | Zbigniew Preisner |
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| Distributed by | BTeam Pictures |
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| Language | English |
Haunted Heart (Spanish: Isla perdida, lit. 'Lost Island'), also known as The Island, is a 2024 thriller film directed by Fernando Trueba, written by Trueba and Rylend Grant, and starring Matt Dillon and Aida Folch alongside Juan Pablo Urrego.
Plot
[edit]Set in remote Greek island,[1] the plot involves Spanish woman Alex entering to work in a seaside restaurant managed by American owner Max (himself with a dark and mysterious past).[2]
Cast
[edit]- Aida Folch as Alex[2]
- Matt Dillon as Max[2]
- Juan Pablo Urrego as Chico[2]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was written by Fernando Trueba and Rylend Grant.[1] Trueba said that he took inspiration from Patricia Highsmith's novels and Alfred Hitchcock's films.[3] He also said that if he had to classify the film, he would classify it under the "romantic suspense" label.[4] The film is a Fernando Trueba PC, Atlantika Films, and Caracol Inc. production, with the participation of RTVE, Ekome Greece, Caracol Inc., Deloitte Spain and Film Constellation, and support from ICAA and the Madrid regional administration.[1][3] Shooting locations included Greece.[2]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (AMFF) on 20 July 2024.[5][6] Distributed by BTeam Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 23 August 2024.[7][8][3] VMI Releasing acquired North-American distribution rights.[9]
Reception
[edit]Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "always watchable but very conventional, never providing anything new or unexpected".[10]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that "the result does not live up to the concept", with the film starting off "bad", improving a lot with the romance [between the two lead characters], an uneveness arising again when thriller fully takes over.[11]
Santiago Alverú of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ stars, considering that eventually "it is Aida Folch who holds everything together".[12]
Catherine Bray of The Guardian rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that Trueba "gets most of the ingredients right – exotic location, good-looking leads, a few different narrative reveals up its sleeve – but flubs the execution, leaving his cast floundering".[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barraclough, Leo (9 September 2022). "Film Constellation Boards 'Haunted Heart' By Oscar Winner Fernando Trueba (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e López Canales, David (7 November 2022). "Fernando Trueba rueda en la Grecia profunda 'Haunted Heart', su primera película de cine negro". El País.
- ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (13 January 2023). "Fernando Trueba ultima su nuevo film, Haunted Heart". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Así es el tráiler de 'Isla perdida (Haunted Heart)', de Fernando Trueba". rtve.es. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "El Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest acoge el estreno mundial de la nueva película de Fernando Trueba, 'La isla perdida'". Cadena SER. 21 June 2024.
- ^ Serra, Xavi (20 July 2024). "Matt Dillon: "M'han ofert una pila de papers d'assassí en sèrie, però no ho puc tornar a fer"". Ara.
- ^ M.G. (26 August 2024). "'Isla perdida', el último estreno de Fernando Trueba que no está convenciendo a la crítica". El Periódico de España. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Hernández, Sebastián (29 August 2022). "Haunted Heart, dirigida por ganador del Oscar y con gran cuota colombiana". El Heraldo.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (13 May 2024). "'Haunted Heart' Starring Matt Dillon Lands North American Distribution With VMI Releasing – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (21 July 2024). "'Haunted Heart': Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (23 August 2024). "'Isla perdida': Fernando Trueba no logra aunar dos de sus pasiones, el jazz y Patricia Highsmith". El País.
- ^ Alverú, Santiago (22 August 2024). "Crítica de 'Isla perdida': cine clásico que no lo parece". Cinemanía.
- ^ Bray, Catherine (16 September 2024). "The Island review – Matt Dillon's moody clarinetting sums up exotic Greek idyll thriller". The Guardian.