Where the Heart Is (1998)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.474 |
Directed By
Robert Guédiguian
Crew
Robert Guédiguian
Bernard Cavalié
Bernard Sasia
Gilles Sandoz
James Baldwin
Jean-Louis Milesi
Robert Guédiguian
TOP CAST
Ariane Ascaride
Marianne Patché
Christine Brücher
Francine Lopez
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Joël Patché
Gérard Meylan
Franck Lopez
Alexandre Ogou
Francois 'Bébé' Lopez
Laure Raoust
Clémentine 'Clim' Patché
Véronique Balme
Soeurette
Pierre Banderet
Mr. d'Assas
Patrick Bonnel
Jaime
Djamal Bouanane
Khalil
Jacques Boudet
Mr Levy
Guillaume Cantillon
Daniel Corti
Jean-Jérôme Esposito
Le Gringalet
Marius Grygielewicz
Piet Radic
Aurore Mensah
Blondine
Beata Nilska
Mme Radic
Laetitia Pesenti
L'institutrice
Jacques Pieiller
Le flic
Hélène Surgère
La marchande
Abdramane Diakite
Bébé enfant
Fiona Kendirian
Clim enfant
Sofia Besnard
Nora enfant
Amy Gassama
Blondine enfant
Lisa Lucciardi
Soeurette enfant
Benjamin Piat
Daniel Corti enfant
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