SnoopyStyle It's 1967 Buenos Aires. Eight year old Valentín lives alone with his grandmother and is obsessed with being an astronaut. His Jewish mother is missing. His uncle Chiche and his piano teacher Rufo are his main friend. His womanizing absent anti-Semitic father Vincent brings home beautiful young girlfriend Leticia. Leticia is shocked by some of Valentin's innocent comments about his father and she breaks up with him.The cross-eyed kid is really cute. There are a few great scenes. The plot meanders a lot and it feels a bit aimless. I don't want to be too negative about any part of the movie because the kid is so adorably effective. He just needs a more constant co-star to develop a relationship with.

w112th firstly, this is a film rather than a movie; therefore, it appears that the objective is more to offer a discrete perspective to the viewer -- if one is interested in plots twists, car chases or other movie ' magic', it is perhaps advisable to look elsewherehowever, if one wishes to experiences what has to be universally fine acting -- especially by the always pitch-perfect ms carmen maura in a performance which may be surely described as Oscar-worthy -- a compelling study in inter- /intra-personal relationships and an opportunity to see the world differently after viewing : decease looking & enjoy what has become one of my favorite filmslacking experience or credentials in film criticism, i refrain from attempting to offer pretentious pseudo-critique; that being stated, just one of the aspects of the film i appreciated was a presentation of the heretofore little known personally topic of Argentinian jewryfurther, this film elicited empathy for ostensibly unsympathetic characters reminding one that ' walking a mile in the shoes ' of others is still perhaps the best way to understand them

pdx3525 Seeing the trailer for "Valentin" multiple times at my local art house theater in Oregon I was reminded of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," an old American television series that starred Bill Bixby as widower father whose adorable seven-year-old son was determined to find a mother by marrying Dad off.Valentin, played by the cross-eyed eight-year-old Rodrigo Noya, is just as adorable as child actor Brandon Cruz was in the American show. And like Eddie, Valentin has a colorful mother figure, a grandmother played by Carmen Maura. (The American Eddie had "Mrs. Livingston", a Japanese American housekeeper to look after him.) And while Valentin is given plenty of comic routines to perform -- Laugh as Valentin explodes a television set! Grin as Valentin dresses up as an astronaut! -- as we watch him try to cement his Dad's engagement to Leticia, a new girlfriend played by the gorgeous Julieta Cardinali, this movie isn't the heartwarming comedy the trailer promises. So be prepared for some dark moments as you watch Valentin fulfill his promise as a matchmaker.Nonetheless, this movie has its appeal, especially I imagine for Argentines who were children in 1969 Buenos Aires where the story is set. In fact, the city often looks, well, just plain cute, as spotless vintage cars glide in and out of the background while actors dressed in the styles of the period go about their jobs.Watching the charming and nostalgic "Valentin", it's no wonder that director Agresti says in an interview on the movie's DVD that many Argentines of a certain age – especially given the troubled times that befell the country in the 1970s and 1980s – consider 1969 "the country's last good year." 7/10

reynalorro Valentin is one cute, smart-mouthed kid. You can't help but love him, especially in his young Beatles 60s getup. Yes, at times he talks and acts much older than his age, but that's what's intended to make his character so humorous. Valentin is the Amelie Poulin of the Latin younger set, and just as adorable as Kolya, the Cinema Paradiso kid, and the Life is Beautiful kid. And Buenos Aires is displayed beautifully in this movie. If only Valentin was in wider release in the States. No one knows about it, but many would enjoy this very charming, warm-hearted movie, that reminds us of the innocence of our own youth and how we tried to decipher and improve the world in our own small way.