The Heart Is Deceitful above All Things (2004)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 98 minuten
Country:
United States / United Kingdom / France / Japan
Directed by: Asia Argento
Stars: Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett and Dylan Sprouse
IMDb score:
6,2 (7.516)
Releasedate: 15 September 2004
The Heart Is Deceitful above All Things plot
"Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all."
Jeremiah has a miserable childhood. He goes from one foster home to another. His unstable mother (Argento) manages to get him out of this and takes care of him. They find themselves in a spiral of adversity.
Actors and actresses
Sarah
Young Jeremiah
Emerson
Psychologist
Grandmother
Grandfather
Older Jeremiah
Social Worker #1
Older Jeremiah
Luther
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
- 7283 votes
Second film directed by Asia Argento (the daughter of Italian horror master Dario Argento). Lydia Lunch as a social worker, Wynona Ryder as a child psychologist, Ornella Muti as a deeply religious grandmother, and Marilyn Manson gets seduced by Jimmy Bennett.
Hasil Adkens, Sonic Youth, The Subhumans, Andre Williams and The Knoxville Girls on the soundtrack.
The amount of misery poured across the screen here is quite unparalleled and can hardly be called realistic anymore. It is a sort of over-the-top melodrama, but that is comparable to the book (the full story behind it can be found on the internet).
Argento goes full-out with a film that you certainly can't call boring and that also regularly seeks out the shock factor.
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Knisper
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- 13044 messages
- 1281 votes
This curious film by Asia Argento has largely fallen into oblivion. Yet, somewhere in my memory, it remains a typical MM film. By that, I mean that a relatively large number of regular users manage to appreciate it. The film itself has its moments, but relies mainly on its 'flow'. Character development and plot are secondary. It doesn't help that the film is quite dated by now, but all in all, it is still quite worthwhile.
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Asia Argento through and through. A vulgar film with a meandering story about vulgar people on the fringes of society. It took me quite some effort to make it to the end.
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