Where the Heart Is

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ariane Ascaride

Marianne Patché

Age : 70 | Popularity : 40%

Christine Brücher

Francine Lopez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Joël Patché

Age : 70 | Popularity : 37%

Gérard Meylan

Franck Lopez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Alexandre Ogou

Francois 'Bébé' Lopez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Laure Raoust

Clémentine 'Clim' Patché

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Véronique Balme

Soeurette

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Pierre Banderet

Mr. d'Assas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Guédiguian
Writing	Novel	James Baldwin
	Writer	Jean-Louis Milesi Robert Guédiguian
Camera	Director of Photography	Bernard Cavalié
Editing	Editor	Bernard Sasia
Production	Producer	Gilles Sandoz
Department	Role	Name

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