Where the Heart Is
6.6
From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood friend, neighbor, and the mother of his future child, Clementine, who is white. The city is Marseilles as in the previous film, symbolic with its churches, prisons and ruins. Except in this film, director Robert Guediguian also ventures outside, taking the story to Sarajevo; two different cities, one devastated by war, the other by a bad economy and unemployment. A la Place du coeur won a Special Jury Prize at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival and was also shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.
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Cast
25 people
Ariane Ascaride
Marianne Patché
Known for
Once in a Lifetime
No Dogs or Italians Allowed
Christine Brücher
Francine Lopez
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
The Princess of Montpensier
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Joël Patché
Known for
The Bureau
22 Bullets
Gérard Meylan
Franck Lopez
Known for
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The House by the Sea
Alexandre Ogou
Francois 'Bébé' Lopez
Also in
Clouds Over Conakry
The Town Is Quiet
Laure Raoust
Clémentine 'Clim' Patché
No other roles listed
Véronique Balme
Soeurette
Known for
Wasabi
Thanks to my Friends
Pierre Banderet
Mr. d'Assas
Known for
Marius and Jeannette
Patrick Bonnel
Jaime
Known for
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
On the Other Side of the Tracks
Djamal Bouanane
Khalil
Also in
Last Summer
Jacques Boudet
Mr Levy
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Guillaume Cantillon
Daniel Corti
Also in
Yoshido (The Other Life)
Robert Guédiguian Director · Jean-Louis Milesi Writer Bernard Cavalié Cinematographer
First release December 9, 1998 · Produced in France · Production Canal+, Diaphana Films
Production
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Production
Canal+
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Diaphana Films
Production
StudioCanal
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Agat Films & Cie
Production
France
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Original title
À la place du cœur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 9, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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