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The Heart that Beats

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The Heart That Beats
FrenchCe cœur qui bat
Directed byPhilippe Lesage
Written byPhilippe Lesage
Produced byPhilippe Lesage
Bruno Guay
CinematographyPhilippe Lesage
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production
company
Les Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10) (RIDM)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Heart That Beats (French: Ce cœur qui bat) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Philippe Lesage and released in 2010.[1] Inspired by his own stay in a hospital after undergoing heart surgery, the film is a meditation on the human condition which profiles the suffering of patients in the emergency ward at Montreal's Hôtel-Dieu hospital, and the dedication of health care workers who strive to relieve it.[2]

The film premiered at the 2010 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2011.[1]

At RIDM, the film won the Cinémathèque québécoise award for Best Quebec/Canadian Film, and Lesage won the award for Most Promising Quebec/Canadian Director.[4] The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b André Duchesne, "Ce coeur qui bat: le vrai monde des urgences". La Presse, February 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Guillaume Lafleur, "Une certaine inquiétude: Ce coeur qui bat, de Philippe Lesage". Spirale, No. 240 (spring 2012). pp. 13-14.
  3. ^ Ginette Leroux, "RIDM : Pulsations au cœur de la ville". L'aut'journal, November 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "En bref - Le palmarès des 13es RIDM". Le Devoir, November 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "Monsieur Lazhar grand gagnant de la soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, March 11, 2012.
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