Product Details

• Actors: Sylvain Copans, Nicolas Parodi, Olivier Montiege, Cecilia Rouaud, Lucie Blossier
• Directors: Jacques Fansten
• Writers: Jacques Fansten
• Producers: Jacques Fansten, Ludi Boeken
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• VHS Release Date: October 13, 1997
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302793955
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,587 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good French Film about Friendship, June 7, 1999

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This review is from: Cross My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video starts off a little odd...with a young boy who is acting strangely in school for reasons unknown...he later is revealed to be living with the corpse of his recently-deceased mother. His friends try to cover up the fact that she has died because they don't want him to be taken away to an orphanage. Good film.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film Takes Me Back To The Old Neighborhood, July 30, 2002

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"eddieout" (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a terrific work with fine acting and direction that is even more impressive because children are the stars! My girlfriend and me saw this years ago at a college theater and have not forgotten the naturalness of the interaction between these young actors and actresses and the impressions the story left upon us. Having forgotten the title, an involved search began to find this film, several years after first viewing. We were both elated when it was re-discovered at Colorados's best video rental center. Cross My Heart is a gentle drama that is not forced or obvious and that sets it apart from so many films of it's type and in my opinion, puts it above nearly all films I've seen. It is also the best acting I 've ever seen from children in my lifetime. It is an intimate look at the world of children and though improbable, the story is made believeable by direction that understands how that world operates.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for younger French students, February 10, 2007

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E. Caspari (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cross My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a French teacher, I would recommend this for French students looking for something where the language isn't too difficult. I love all sorts of French films, but this is one of a few that can be used even for middle school French students. Although somewhat dated, the surprising topic makes it interesting. Students who aren't very advanced in French can nonetheless pick out some familiar words and phrases in this movie. The view of the French school system makes for some useful cultural comparisons. The original title was "Fracture du Myocarde."