Starring:
Juliette Binoche
Édgar Ramírez
Hippolyte Girardot
Amandine Dewasmes
Mila and Javier are surgeons, they open hearts, they are side by side with life and death all day long. The symbol is powerful because at the same time they live a mad and extreme love story which could kill them both.”
À Cœur Ouvert press kit - August '12
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Mila and Javier, both renowned surgeons and both passionate about their work, have been madly in love for the past 10 years. They have always taken great care to preserve their extraordinary love for each other and refuse to succumb to the routine of everyday living.
Now, Mila’s unexpected pregnancy, combined with increasing pressure from work at the hospital, drives Javier to drink more heavily and he ends up being suspended. Faced with his demons, Javier drifts further and further away from Mila. Yet, when their relationship is under serious threat, Javier is ready to do whatever it takes to win Mila back.
In her second feature film, director Marion Laine liberally adapts the novel Remonter l'Orénoque by Mathias Énard. Originally the female protagonist was an Argentinian immigrant, but when Laine viewed Olivier Assayas’s Carlos she switched the roles in order to cast Édgar Ramírez. It was Ramírez who suggested Juliette Binoche for the role of Mila.
À cœur ouvert (An Open Heart) is a classic melodrama that deals with very modern themes from within the dynamic of a codependent relationship. Filmed on location in Toulouse and at Igazu Falls in Argentina, À coeur ouvert is a romantic film that engages the heart and mind in equal measures.
Mila
Javier
Marc
Christelle
Sylvie
Masson
L’infirmière Chef
David
La thérapeute
Collègue chirurgien
Collègue chirurgien
Secrétaire Masson
Juliette Binoche
Édgar Ramírez
Hippolyte Girardot
Amandine Dewasmes
Aurélia Petit
Bernard Verley
Elsa Tauveron
Romain Rondeau
Florence Huige
Jacques Mateu
Arrigo Lessana
Céline Jorrion
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based on the novel
Remonter l’Orénoque
Original music by
Produced by
Cinematography by
Film editing by
Costume design by
First assistant director
Sound by
Marion Laine
Marion Laine
Anne Le Ny
Mathias Énard
Bruno Coulais
Charles Gillibert
Christine Gozlan
Nathanaël Karmitz
Catherine Bozorgan
Antoine Héberlé
Mathilde Van de Moortel
Olivier Bériot
Dominique Furgé
Cyrille Richard
Francis Wargnier
Stills photographer
Produced by
In association with
Marion Stalens
Manchester Films
Thelma Films
MK2 Productions
France Télévision
Canal+
Ciné+
La Banque Postale Images 5
Soficinéma 8
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Centre National de la Cinématographie
Procirep
a film by marion laine
2012
French teaser
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À cœur ouvert featurette (FR)
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"Opening credits" by Bruno Coulais
"Closing credits" by Bruno Coulais
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