Eversmile, New Jersey (Spanish: Eterna sonrisa de New Jersey) is a 1989 Argentine-British comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Sorín and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Joković and Gabriela Acher. It was written by Sorín, Jorge Goldenberg and Roberto Scheuer.[1] It premiered on September 11, 1989 at the Toronto Festival of Festivals in Canada.

Eversmile, New Jersey
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Directed byCarlos Sorín
Written byCarlos Sorín
Jorge Goldenberg
Roberto Scheuer
Produced byOscar Kramer
StarringDaniel Day-Lewis
Mirjana Joković
Gabriela Acher
Ignacio Quirós
CinematographyEsteban Courtalon
Edited byLuis César D'Angiolillo
Bryan Oates
Music bySteve Levine
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J&M Entertainment
Los Films Del Camino
Miramax
Distributed byJ&M Entertainment
Release date
  • 11 September 1989 (1989-09-11) (Canada)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesArgentina
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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Fergus O'Connell, an itinerant Irish American dentist from New Jersey, offers his services free-of-charge to the isolated rural population of Patagonia, in Argentina. He's able to do so because of the supposedly no-strings sponsorship of a "dental consciousness" foundation. While his motorbike is being repaired, O'Connell meets Estela, the garage-owner's daughter, and they quickly become affectionate towards each other. 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. Nevertheless, Fergus decides to continue with his work on the prevention of tooth decay and dental health education, simultaneously freeing himself from any kind of sponsorship and corporate meddling. He again proposes Estela to come join him, and they both depart, traveling on the road once again.

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