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Overview
La Fracture du myocarde is a French film comedy-drama first released in 1990,
directed by Jacques Fansten.
The film stars Sylvain Copans, Nicolas Parodi, Olivier Montiege, Cecilia Rouaud and Lucie Blossier.
It has also been released under the title: Cross My Heart.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
Synopsis
Traumatised by the idea that
he might be put into an orphanage, 12 year old Martin tries to hide the
sudden death of his mother. His friends, who soon find out about
this terrible secret, decide to come to his aid. Together they
set up an elaborate funeral, using an old clock as a coffin. Then
they help Martin to find a way to conceal the death of his mother from
the adults who are growing more suspicious every day. They soon
realise that children can only do so much...
Film Review
La Fracture du myocarde (or Cross My Heart) is one of the most
beautiful films about friendship ever made for the screen. It’s a
very unusual film and the basic plot will automatically make you think
that it must be very heavy and depressing. In fact, it’s
surprisingly light and humorous, without ever straying away from the
point the story is trying to make about the beauty of having true
friends who can back you up no matter what.None of the child actors in this film was a professional. They were all spotted by casting agents working for the film, at school during their lessons, and that might be the winning formula for the film. These children are all so natural, there is nothing that seems rehearsed about them. They are just children being children. This film has an unusual origin. It was made in 1990 for television only, but soon enough word of mouth made sure that the film finally saw a release in art house theatres all over the world. It received many awards and was overall highly acclaimed. Steven Spielberg fell in love with the film so much that in 1992 he bought the rights for a U.S. remake that, to this day, has not seen the light of day. Hopefully Spielberg realised that this little film is like lightning in a bottle and that its magic cannot be repeated. La Fracture du myocarde is a superior sort of family film. It’s intelligent, touching and will remind all adults who watch it what it was like to be a child. A remarkable little film that still does not get the sort of exposure it truly deserves. If you speak fluent French, I could not recommend enough the recent French DVD release of this film. © Olivier Guerineaud (Bordeaux, France) 2010 
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