Eversmile, New Jersey
Eversmile, New Jersey | |
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DVD cover | |
Directed by | Carlos Sorín |
Produced by | Oscar Kramer |
Written by |
Carlos Sorín Jorge Goldenberg Roberto Scheuer |
Starring |
Daniel Day-Lewis Mirjana Joković |
Music by | Steve Levine |
Cinematography | Esteban Courtalon |
Editing by |
Luis César D'Angiolillo Bryan Oates |
Distributed by | J&M Entertainment |
Release dates |
Canada: September 11, 1989 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country |
Argentina United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Eversmile, New Jersey (Spanish: Eterna sonrisa de New Jersey) is an Argentine and British comedy-drama film released in 1989, directed by Carlos Sorín, and written by Sorín, Jorge Goldenberg, and Roberto Scheuer.[1]
The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as dentist Dr. Fergus O'Connell. Eversmile, New Jersey premiered on September 11, 1989 at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada.
Plot
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Fergus O'Connell, an itinerant Irish dentist, offering his services free-of-charge to the rural Argentine population.
He's able to do this because of the supposedly no-strings sponsorship of a "dental consciousness" foundation. While his motorbike is being repaired, O'Connell falls in love with Estela (Mirjana Joković), the garage-owner's daughter.
Both lovers have prior commitment: he is married, and she is engaged. Yet, they go off together all the same. After a series of surrealistic adventures, O'Connell discovers that there's a subliminal price tag attached to his altruistic free services.
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Dr. Fergus O'Connell
- Mirjana Joković as Estela
- Gabriela Acher as Celeste
- Ignacio Quirós as The 'Boss'
- Boy Olmi as Radio Announcer
- Eduardo D'Angelo as Manager
- Alberto Benegas as Sheriff
- Roberto Catarineu as López
- Miguel Dedovich as Brother Conrad
- Miguel Ligero as Brother Felix
- José María Rivara as Gangster
- Vando Villamil as Gangster
- Alejandro Escudero as Brother Segundo
- Rubén Patagonia as Butler
Awards
Wins
- Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Prize San Sebastián; Best Actress, Mirjana Jokovic; 1989.
References
- ↑ "Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-06-19.