The Heart That Beats (2011)
- Original title
- Ce cœur qui bat
- Directed by
- Philippe Lesage
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows patients in a Montreal hospital's emergency ward, showing their suffering and the dedication of the health care workers trying to help them. It was inspired by the director's own experience after heart surgery.
contemplativeobservationalintimatequietsobercompassionatemeditative
What happens
The Heart That Beats (French: Ce cœur qui bat) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Philippe Lesage and released in 2010. 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. The film premiered at the 2010 Montreal International Documentary Festival, before going into commercial release in 2011. 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. The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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