In a remote farm in the Swiss Alps, a man and his wife work all day long. Paul treats his wife Rosine like his mercenary and doesn’t show any warmer feelings. But things change when a husband begins to suspect that his wife is expecting. "I'm not mistaken for any animal yet," Paul says, touching his wife's belly. Only then, when he began to take care of his wife, did Paul hire a Spanish Eusebius to work the farm. A charming Spanish girl - like a fresh breath of air for Rosine. Paul feels jealous for the first time. He almost fatally beats his wife. And only later, in the dramatic events, does Paul realize what he really feels for his wife. Realizing that he can love, he no longer wants to live with the "animal heart".
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 31 min.
- Country, year
- Switzerland, 2009
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Séverine Cornamusaz
- Screenplay
- Marcel Beaulieu, Séverine Cornamusaz, pagal Noëlle Revaz romaną
- Cinematography
- Carlo Varini
- Music
- Evgueni Galperine
- Cast
- Antonio Buíl, Pierre-Isaie Duc, Camille Japy
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Séverine Cornamusaz
Séverine Cornamusaz was born in 1975 in Lausanne. He attended Veve School of Photography, graduated from the New York Film Academy and the Andrzej Wajda Film Directing Academy in Warsaw. From 1996 to 2005, he directed five short films and worked on film editing. "Animal Heart" is her first feature film. The film won the Best Film award at the Swiss Film Awards. The director is currently preparing her next film and is writing another screenplay.