Underplayed Gems

The Seat of the Soul (1997)

The Seat of the Soul poster
Original title
Le siège de l'âme
Directed by
Olivier Asselin
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A scientist in the late 19th century tries to prove the soul exists when he finds a mummy with a beating heart. He falls in love with a woman who wants to die while a detective investigates.

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What happens

The Seat of the Soul (French: Le Siège de l'âme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Olivier Asselin and released in 1997. The film stars Emmanuel Bilodeau as Jules, a scientist in the late 19th century who sets out to prove the existence of the human soul after finding a mummy with its heart still beating. The cast also includes Lucille Fluet as Sophie, a suicidal young woman with whom Jules falls in love, and Rémy Girard as a detective. The film premiered in theatres in Quebec on September 1, 1997, and was screened at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 18th Genie Awards in 1998, for Best Overall Sound (Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard) and Best Sound Editing (Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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