Haut les cœurs !Directed by Solveig Anspach
Produced by Agat Films & Cie
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 50 min
French release : 03/11/1999
Production year : 1999
DirectorActorsSynopsisWhile pregnant with her first child, Emma learns that she has breast
cancer. Her doctor advises an abortion; recommended treatment is, according
to him, incompatible with pregnancy. Her partner, Simon, encourages Emma to
consult another specialist, Dr. Morin, who maintains that treatment can be
carried out even while she's pregnant. Emma regains her confidence. The
body that had let her down becomes a source of life: now she must fight for
two. AboutI met dignified men, women and children. I discovered a world we don't really speak about. A cold, smooth world of muffled, metallic sounds. Why me? Why them? How can we make sense of this irrational thing, this disease eating away at us from inside? Where can we find the strength necessary to face each day and continue down the path of debiltating treatments which seems like it will never end? The film's objective was to get to the heart of this battle in a purely clinical way. All the details, nothing elliptical, close in on the faces. I don't look at the couple in a passionate way; distance and humor keep me from sinking. "Haut les coeurs !" isn't a film about courage. My characters aren't heroes, they have no choice. They're obliged to fight. Solveig Anspach - Director, excerpt from the press folder Production photos (2)
Production and distributionAssociate production company : Agat Films & Cie
Co-production : Entre Chien et Loup, R.T.B.F.
Film export/Foreign Sales : Films Distribution
French distribution : Diaphana Films
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Patrick Sobelman
Screenwriters : Solveig Anspach, Pierre Erwan Guillaume
Director of Photography : Isabelle Razavet
Sound Recordist : Olivier Mauvezin
Press Attaché (film) : Marie-Christine Damiens
Editor : Anne Riegel
Continuity supervisor : Marianne Fricheau
Production Designer : Catherine Kelber
Music Composers : Olivier Manoury, Martin Wheeler
Costume Designer : Marie Le Garrec
Sales Agent : Jacques Le Glou
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
Production year : 1999
French release : 03/11/1999
Runtime : 1 h 50 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 94.829
Visa issue date : 28/10/1999
Approval : Yes
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
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