Where the Heart Is (À la place du cœur) 25 years old
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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Where the Heart Is Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ariane Ascaride She was 44, now 69 years old | as Marianne Patché |
| Hélène Surgère She was 70, 82 years old when she died | as La marchande |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin He was 45, now 70 years old | as Joël Patché |
| Jacques Boudet He was 58, now 84 years old | as Mr Levy |
| Pierre Banderet He was 43, now 69 years old | as Mr. d'Assas |
| Patrick Bonnel He was 45, now 71 years old | as Jaime |
| Gérard Meylan He was 45, now 71 years old | as Franck Lopez |
| Véronique Balme | as Soeurette |
| Djamal Bouanane He was 44, now 70 years old | as Khalil |
| Christine Brücher | as Francine Lopez |
| Alexandre Ogou | as Francois 'Bébé' Lopez |
| Jean-Jérôme Esposito | as Le Gringalet |
| Jacques Pieiller | as Le flic |
Where the Heart Is Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Robert Guédiguian as Director. He was 45 (now 70) years old | Directing |
| Robert Guédiguian as Writer. He was 45 (now 70) years old | Writing |
| Jean-Louis Milesi as Writer. He was 42 (now 67) years old | Writing |
Where the Heart Is (25 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, December 09, 1998
- Runtime: 113 minutes
