Animal Heart

Animal Heart

Coeur animal Director Séverine Cornamusaz

1 hr. 31 min. · Switzerland, 2009 · Drama · French · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N/A

About the film

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".

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

  • Swiss Film Prize, Best Actress, nominated for Best Film.
Séverine Cornamusaz

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.