Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)

Eversmile, New Jersey (1989) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
Argentina ( Latin America, Mexico )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Carlos Sorin

Written By:
Jorge Goldenberg
Roberto Scheuer

Actors:
Daniel Day-Lewis ..... Dr. Fergus O'Connell
Mirjana Jokovic ..... Estela
Gabriela Acher ..... Celeste
Julio De Grazia ..... The 'Boss'
Ignacio Quirós ..... Radio Announcer
Miguel Ligero ..... Manager
Ana María Giunta ..... Sheriff
Boy Olmi ..... López
Eduardo D'Angelo ..... Brother Conrad
Alberto Benegas ..... Gangster
Roberto Catarineu
Miguel Dedovich
José María Rivara
Viviana Tellas
Omar Tiberti

Synopsis:

The British-Argentine Eversmile New Jersey is the sort of film that seems to be destined from the beginning to be limited to PBS and art-festival showings. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Fergus O'Connell, an itinerant American dentist, offering his services gratis to the rural Argentine populace. He is 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 Jokovic), the garage-owner's daughter. Both lovers have prior commitment--he is married, she is engaged--but 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.

Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against caries, but also against fear, ignorance, indifference - and established antediluvian dentists. During a stop at a lonesome garage he meets Estella, who is supposed to marry a few days later. However she'd rather come with him - to meet a former boyfriend in another town, she says. Expecting problems, he refuses to take her, but she tricks him into it and then tries hard to convince him of her qualities and let her stay with him.

The misadventures of an American dentist (Daniel Day-Lewis) in Patagonia. Mirjana Jokovic, Gabriela Acher, Ignacio Quiros, Julio de Grazia, Miguel Ligero, Directed by Carlos Sorin.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 16 July, 2022.