The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
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- R
- 1h 38min
- Drama
- 19 Jan 2005 (France)
- Movie
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
Asia Argento | ... |
Sarah
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Jimmy Bennett | ... |
Young Jeremiah
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Kara Kemp | ... |
Social Worker #1
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Brent Almond | ... |
Cop #1
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David Dwyer | ... |
Cop #2
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Kip Pardue | ... |
Luther
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Jeremy Renner | ... |
Emerson
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David Brian Alley | ... |
Doctor
(as David Alley)
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Lydia Lunch | ... |
Social Worker #2
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Ornella Muti | ... |
Grandmother
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Dylan Sprouse | ... |
Older Jeremiah
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Cole Sprouse | ... |
Older Jeremiah
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Peter Fonda | ... |
Grandfather
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John Robinson | ... |
Aaron
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Lindy Maguire | ... |
Girl
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Ben Foster | ... |
Fleshy Boy
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Matt Schulze | ... |
Kenny
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Marilyn Manson | ... |
Jackson
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Jeremy Sisto | ... |
Chester
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Michael Pitt | ... |
Buddy
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Russell Durham Comegys | ... |
Piggly Wiggly Clerk
(as Russ Comegys)
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Hasil Adkins | ... |
Street Musician
(as Hasil Atkins)
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Lisa Stooksbury | ... |
Woman in Black
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Chelsea Samples | ... |
Nurse #1
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Katharine Franco | ... |
Nurse #2
(as Joy Ingram)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Tim Armstrong | ... |
Stinky (uncredited)
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Cheri Compton | ... |
Woman in Pink (uncredited)
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David Davenport | ... |
Sheriff (uncredited)
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Brian Paul | ... |
EMT (uncredited)
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Winona Ryder | ... |
Psychologist (uncredited)
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Amanda Sickler | ... |
Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
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Chip Sickler | ... |
Additional Voices (uncredited)
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William S. Tribell | ... |
Shoeshiner (uncredited)
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Directed by
Asia Argento |
Written by
Laura Albert | ... | (based on the book by) (as J.T. LeRoy) |
Asia Argento | ... | (screenplay) |
Alessandro Magania | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Laura Albert | ... | associate producer (as J.T. Leroy) |
Soo-jun Bae | ... | co-producer |
Jennifer Booth | ... | co-producer |
Freddy Braidy | ... | associate producer |
Lilly Bright | ... | executive producer |
Geoffrey Cox | ... | co-producer (as Geoff Cox) |
Gianluca Curti | ... | associate producer: in association with Minerva |
Lawrence E. Davis | ... | producer (as Larry Davis) |
Alain de la Mata | ... | producer |
Gianfranco De Rosa | ... | associate producer |
Douglas Downing III | ... | co-producer |
Sam Englebardt | ... | associate producer |
Chris Hanley | ... | producer |
Roberta Hanley | ... | producer |
Molly Hassell | ... | line producer: Los Angeles crew |
Al Hayes | ... | associate producer |
Jade Healy | ... | assistant producer |
David Hillary | ... | co-executive producer |
Jane Holzer | ... | associate producer |
Ryan R. Johnson | ... | executive producer |
Francesco Juilland | ... | associate producer |
Naoki Kai | ... | executive producer |
Ara Katz | ... | associate producer |
D. Scott Lumpkin | ... | supervising producer (as Scott Lumpkin) |
Suzanne Lyons | ... | associate producer |
Yolanda Markopoulou | ... | associate producer |
Damon Martin | ... | executive producer |
Hamish McAlpine | ... | executive producer |
Timothy Wayne Peternel | ... | co-executive producer (as Tim Peternel) |
Kevin Ragsdale | ... | executive producer |
Kate Robbins | ... | associate producer |
Chad Troutwine | ... | executive producer |
Mike Upton | ... | line producer: Los Angeles crew |
Tricia van Klaveren | ... | executive producer |
Brian Young | ... | producer |
Music by
Marco Castoldi | ... | (as Marco 'Morgan' Castoldi) |
Billy Corgan | ||
Kim Gordon | ... | (as Sonic Youth) |
Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards | ... | (as Eric Edwards) |
Editing by
Jim Mol |
Editorial Department
Jennifer Lane Connolly | ... | post-production coordinator |
Bob Fredrickson | ... | color timer (as Bob Frederickson) |
Sarah Goff | ... | assistant editor |
Anthony Gore | ... | post-production consultant |
Jon Rocke | ... | colorist: dailies |
Perry Suppa | ... | scheduling |
Casting By
Shannon Makhanian |
Production Design by
Max Biscoe |
Set Decoration by
Nanci Bennett | ... | (los angeles unit) |
Anuradha Mehta | ... | (as Radha Mehta) |
Costume Design by
Mel Ottenberg |
Makeup Department
D.D. Haze | ... | makeup: Los Angeles crew |
Rob Link | ... | hair supervisor |
Fleur Morell | ... | makeup: Los Angeles crew |
Mike Potter | ... | hair: Asia Argento's / makeup department head |
Production Management
Jennifer Booth | ... | post-production supervisor |
Loris Curci | ... | head of production |
Lisa Looney | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Fiedler | ... | first assistant director |
Dóra Hegedûs | ... | additional assistant director (as Dorottya 'Dorka' Hegedus) |
Mitch Kelleher | ... | second assistant director |
Kevin Lum | ... | first assistant director / key second assistant director |
Kim McCray | ... | second second assistant director (as Kim 'Cookie' McCray) |
Christopher Stringfield | ... | second assistant director (as Chris Stringfield) |
Art Department
Amanda Anderson | ... | shopper |
Joe Arnold | ... | prop master |
Nancy Bennett | ... | shopper: LA |
Albert Cuellar | ... | paintings by |
James Harper | ... | lead man |
John Johnson | ... | prop assistant |
Mark Lempert | ... | art department assistant |
Eden Rountree | ... | assistant to set decorator |
Andrew Witt | ... | swing |
Sound Department
Felix Andriessens | ... | ADR mixer |
Sandy Berman | ... | supervising sound editor |
Brad Bryan | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles crew |
Ron Coleman | ... | sound mixer: Los Angeles crew |
Sandy Gendler | ... | sound designer (as Sandy Gendlar) |
Austin Hanks | ... | ADR loop group |
Darrell Hanzalik | ... | dialogue editor (as Darrell Hanzelik) |
Travis Howard | ... | ADR loop group |
Stanley Kastner | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kathleen LaGue | ... | ADR loop group |
Mark Luna | ... | ADR loop group |
Donald Lyles | ... | ADR mixer / foley mixer / re-recording mixer |
Yolanda Markopoulou | ... | foley artist / foley supervisor |
Coleman Metts | ... | production sound mixer: additional photography |
Shannon Potter | ... | ADR mixer / recordist |
John Rotondi | ... | engineering supervisor |
Al Samuels | ... | sound mixer: Los Angeles crew |
Christopher Sheldon | ... | foley artist / supervising sound editor |
Amanda Sickler | ... | ADR loop group |
Chip Sickler | ... | ADR loop group |
Steve Sollars | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles crew |
Jamieson Stern | ... | ADR loop group |
Dustin Tuccillo | ... | boom operator (as Dustin McShane) |
Bobby Tucillo | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Ray Bivins | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
Drew Redford | ... | lead compositor: & titles |
Stunts
Doug Bledsoe | ... | stunt player |
Michael Bledsoe | ... | stunt coordinator |
Bob Fisher | ... | stunt player |
Scott Hinson | ... | stunt double |
Thomas Lane | ... | stunt rigger |
Dino Muccio | ... | stunt player (as Dino Mucci) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Aycock | ... | grip |
Katherine Bomboy | ... | still photographer |
Stephen R. Coli | ... | electric |
Tony Corapi | ... | gaffer |
Kelly Cummins | ... | second assistant camera |
Kelly Curry | ... | best boy grip |
Richard Dees | ... | electric intern |
Reuben Figueroa | ... | grip |
Frank Gray | ... | camera intern |
Roger Herron | ... | grip |
Jerod Hollyfield | ... | camera intern |
Tad Howard | ... | electric |
Michael Jacobson | ... | best boy electric |
Gary Johnson | ... | electric |
Larry Ketchum | ... | electric |
Lee Lenox | ... | camera intern |
Lydia Lunch | ... | still photographer |
Nicole Jannai Martinez | ... | second assistant camera (as Nichole Martinez) |
David Mellow | ... | camera operator |
Yves Montmayeur | ... | EPK director |
Michael Quinn | ... | electric |
Jeff Reed | ... | grip |
Luke Renfro | ... | camera intern |
Ed Richardson | ... | first assistant camera / second unit director of photography |
Frank Ryan | ... | key grip |
David Sedlacek | ... | camera intern |
Dustin Tate | ... | grip |
Mark Viaplana | ... | still photographer |
Pascal-André Villa | ... | EPK director of photography (as Pascal Andre-Villa) |
Manny Villegas | ... | grip |
Caleb Wilson | ... | electric |
Animation Department
Christiane Cegavske | ... | animation by |
Albert Cuellar | ... | animation technical director |
Casting Department
Jennifer Goldstein | ... | casting associate |
Juanell Walker | ... | extras casting: Talent Trek |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Anderson | ... | wardrobe intern |
Jessica Bailin | ... | wardrobe intern (as Jessika Bailin) |
Denny Colliver | ... | wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles crew |
Julia Hungerford | ... | wardrobe intern |
Olivia Mori | ... | assistant costume designer: Tennessee / wardrobe production assistant |
Andrea Sweet | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Selby Van Horne | ... | wardrobe supervisor: Los Angeles crew |
Location Management
Wes Bennett | ... | assistant location manager / location assistant |
Alex Blagg | ... | location scout |
JoAnn Jolman | ... | location manager |
Deena Kaousias | ... | locations office production assistant |
Music Department
Gerry Gershman | ... | music supervisor |
Danielle Lindstrom | ... | music coordinator |
Jim Mol | ... | music editor |
Brian Sirgutz | ... | assistant: to music coordinator |
Dante White-Aliano | ... | composer: additional music (as Dante Adrian-White-Aliano) |
Script and Continuity Department
Tracey Merkle | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Doug Bledsoe | ... | honeywagon |
Ron Bledsoe | ... | driver |
Debbie Bowden | ... | driver |
Dale Lee | ... | transportation coordinator |
James Lee | ... | honeywagon driver |
Cyanne McClairian | ... | driver |
Jeff Miller | ... | grip truck driver |
Mark Moore | ... | captain |
Ted Robertson | ... | additional transportation |
Amy Lynn Young | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Brent Almond | ... | second unit coordinator |
Jodie Andradi | ... | craft service: Los Angeles crew |
Walter Bailey | ... | production intern (as Walter 'Ed' Bailey) |
Stephanie Beman | ... | craft service |
Magi Berciano | ... | paralegal |
Kevin Berry | ... | stand-in |
Emily Brobst | ... | stand-in: Jeremiah |
Harry Brooks | ... | security services |
Anne Butch | ... | production intern |
Marty Carlin | ... | studio teacher: Los Angeles crew |
Dave Carlson | ... | set production assistant |
Jennifer Connelly | ... | assistant to: Roberta Hanley |
André Devantier | ... | caterer: Los Angeles crew |
Eric Frittz | ... | stand-in |
Tony Garcia | ... | head chef: Hollywood Caterers |
Jordan Gertner | ... | production advisor |
John Griffin | ... | key set production assistant |
Mitch Harmon | ... | security services |
Jamar Hawkins | ... | key set production assistant |
Jade Healy | ... | executive: in charge of Muse Production / production coordinator: Los Angeles crew |
Dóra Hegedûs | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles crew (as Dorottya Hegedus) |
Ian Herrin | ... | production intern |
Heather Howard | ... | assistant accountant |
Paul Jaconi-Biery | ... | set production assistant |
Chad Jones | ... | production assistant |
Kara Kemp | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Sarah J. Kennedy | ... | production intern |
Courtney Kitts | ... | production intern |
Kathleen LaGue | ... | looping group |
William Mahaffey | ... | production intern |
Trevor Miller | ... | Production Video Editor |
Mark Moore | ... | set medic |
Don Napoli | ... | production accountant |
Angel Roche | ... | office production assistant |
Eddie Roche | ... | assistant to: Ms Argento |
Phillip L. Rosen | ... | production legal: Rosen & Anderson, LLP |
Chelsea Samples | ... | production coordinator |
Pierre Selinger | ... | legal: for Wild Bunch & bluelight |
Dottie Sharp | ... | production intern |
James Silbers | ... | production office production assistant |
Peter Simovic | ... | production assistant |
Bekka Tabler | ... | production intern |
Angel Thompson | ... | office production assistant |
Laura Torrance | ... | studio teacher (as Laura 'Sissie' Torrance) |
Lorna Umphrey | ... | assistant to: Chris Hanley |
Howard Valentine | ... | travel manager: Y/A Travel Centers |
Melissa Vasalos | ... | production intern |
Carrie Wilksen | ... | pre-production coordinator |
Jeff Williamson | ... | production intern |
Ben Zoltowski | ... | set production assistant |
Thanks
Tim Armstrong | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Chucj Arnoldi | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Chuck Arnoldi) |
Charlie Barker | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Vincent Besanese | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Max Biscoe | ... | the director wishes to thank: for being my ally |
Chris Campion | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Mike Coffey | ... | the producers wish to thank: & Logic Networks staff |
Mike Cohen | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Albert Cuellar | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Terrie Del Pozzo | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Jean-Yves Escoffier | ... | for |
Rebecca Flores | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Lee Gershuny | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Kim Gordon | ... | the director wishes to thank (as Sonic Youth) |
Bill Henderson | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Jack Hoffman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Dick Lucas | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Jim Mol | ... | the director wishes to thank: for being my ally |
Mike Myers | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Arline Rodman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Debra Rodman | ... | the producers wish to thank: @YOGINI NYC |
Norman Rodman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Lucie Rouart | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Tim Wesley | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Brian Young | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Production Companies
- Above All Things Inc.
- Artist Film
- Metro Tartan Distribution Ltd.
- Minerva Pictures
- Wild Bunch
- Departure Entertainment
- Departure Studios
- Muse Productions
- Pretty Dangerous Films
- Snowfall Films (executive production)
Distributors
- 791 Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Artist Films Co. Ltd. (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Minerva Pictures (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Phantom Film (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2008) (Germany) (tv)
- Above All Things Inc.
- Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Artist Film (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- California Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Ekaterinburg Art (EA) (2006) (Russia)
- I-On New Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Limon Yapim (2005) (Turkey)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Palm Pictures (2006) (United States)
- Pan Vision Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- SubTV (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- Tartan Films (2005) (United Kingdom)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Hollywood Caterers (catering)
- Murphy PR (publicity)
- Rockbottom Rentals (nextel cell phone rentals)
- Rosen Law Group (production legal)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The dysfunctional twenty-three-year-old Sarah takes her six-year-old natural son Jeremiah from the home of his beloved foster parents with the support of the social service to live with her. Along the years, the boy shares her insane and low lifestyle and is introduced to booze and drugs and mentally, physically and sexually abused by Sarah, her lovers and her religiously fanatic family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $10,000, 12 Mar 2006 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $176,153, 27 Feb 2005 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Peter Fonda wouldn't smack John Robinson in the face, so the hands smacking John actually belong to the Cinematographer Eric Alan Edwards. See more » |
Goofs | When Jeremiah is in the diner pouring sugar into the cereal bowl, the amount of sugar in the bowl changes between shots. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016). See more » |
Soundtracks | Two Time Girl See more » |
Quotes |
Jackson:
I'm sorry babydoll I thought it was you. He was talkin' like you actin' like you. See more » |