Where the Heart Is (1998)

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.

Directing:
  • Robert Guédiguian

Writing:
  • James Baldwin
  • Jean-Louis Milesi
  • Robert Guédiguian

Stars:
Release Date: 1998-12-09
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  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 113
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre D...
Joël Patché
Ariane Ascaride
Ariane Ascari...
Marianne Patché
Christine Brücher
Christine Brü...
Francine Lopez
Gérard Meylan
Gérard Meylan
Franck Lopez
Alexandre Ogou
Alexandre Ogo...
Francois 'Bébé' Lopez
Véronique Balme
Véronique Bal...
Soeurette
Pierre Banderet
Pierre Bander...
Mr. d'Assas
Patrick Bonnel
Patrick Bonne...
Jaime
Jacques Boudet
Jacques Boude...
Mr Levy
Jean-Jérôme Esposito
Jean-Jérôme E...
Le Gringalet
Beata Nilska
Beata Nilska
Mme Radic
Laetitia Pesenti
Laetitia Pese...
L'institutrice
Hélène Surgère
Hélène Surgèr...
La marchande
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