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A Flame in My Heart streaming

Original title: Une flamme dans mon cœur
1987 Movie Switzerland, France Drama 106 min Ages 12+
By: Alain Tanner With: Azize Kabouche, Benoît Régent, Aziz Khabouch, Myriam Mézières

The painful ending of a love story binding an over-30-year-old woman and a North African, and the beginning and end of a relationship she also has with an "established" journalist she meets in the subway. The stories illustrate the absolute claim of a woman who can only understand love in terms of life and death, an attitude that generally makes love appear dramatic, but at least burning and flickering, like the flame that glows in her heart.

Filmium rating
61%

Festival Achievements

San Sebastian International Filmfestival 1987
Selections:
Zabaltegi

Mood

Dramatic
Erotic
Intense
Psychological

Cast & Crew

Alain Tanner
Myriam Mézières
Aziz Khabouch
Azize Kabouche
Benoît Régent
Benoît Regent

Cinematic Technique

Character Focus
Close-Up
Symbolic Imagery

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Slow-Burn

Style

Artistic
Character-Driven
Realistic

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Love Ending
Relationship Breakup

Characters

Journalist
North African Lover
Over-30 Woman

Ending

Painful
Tragic

Historical Context

1980S

Key Plot Points

Love Pain
Relationship End
Relationship Start

Plot

Emotional Conflict
Interracial Relationship
Love Story
Painful Ending
Psychological Exploration
Relationship Dynamics
Romantic Drama

Theme

Desire
Emotional Pain
Emotional Turmoil
Identity
Interracial Relationships
Love And Loss

Genre

Drama
Erotic
Psychological
Psychological Drama

Audiences

Adults
Art-House Enthusiasts
Drama Lovers

Titles

A Flame In My Heart
En ild i mitt hjerte
Une flamme dans mon cœur

Production Countries

France

Release Year

1987
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