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Cast
Ariane Ascaride
as Marianne Patché
Christine Brücher
as Francine Lopez
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
as Joël Patché
Gérard Meylan
as Franck Lopez
Alexandre Ogou
as Francois 'Bébé' Lopez
Laure Raoust
as Clémentine 'Clim' Patché
Véronique Balme
as Soeurette
Pierre Banderet
as Mr. d'Assas
Patrick Bonnel
as Jaime
Djamal Bouanane
as Khalil
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime1h 53m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama, Romance
Votes20
DirectorRobert Guédiguian
WritersRobert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWhere the Heart Is
About Where the Heart Is
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.
Directed by Robert Guédiguian, Where the Heart Is leans on a strong ensemble — Ariane Ascaride, Christine Brücher, Jean-Pierre Darroussin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1998.
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