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'Before My Heart Falls' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sbastien Rose and released in 2012.[Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-sebastien-rose/ "Avant que mon coeur bascule Film de Sbastien Rose"]. 'Films du Qubec', October 16, 2012.] The film centres on Sarah (Clmence Dufresne-Deslires), a young con artist who regularly fakes a crisis on the side of the road so that she can rob men who stop to help her; however, after one of her cons results in a man's accidental death, she befriends the man's grieving widow Franoise (Sophie Lorain) while simultaneously trying to maintain her relationship with her crime boss Ji-Guy (Sbastien Ricard).[[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/entrevues/201211/10/01-4592455-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-point-de-bascule.php "Avant que mon coeur bascule: point de bascule"]. 'La Presse', November 10, 2012.]
The film premiered on September 14, 2012 at the Quebec City Film Festival,[[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201208/29/01-4569145-une-piece-de-coeur-de-pirate-au-cinema.php "Une pice de Coeur de pirate au cinma"]. 'La Presse', August 29, 2012.] before opening commercially on November 12.[Vronique Lauzon, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/11/12/tapis-rouge-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule "Tapis rouge Avant que mon cur bascule"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', November 12, 2012.]
Brendan Kelly of the 'Montreal Gazette' gave the film a mixed review, praising Dufresne-Deslires's performance as a "force of nature" but concluding that the film ultimately "just doesn't have the emotional punch it should have".[Brendan Kelly, "Newcomer is force of nature but her first movie isn't; Intriguing local film has lots of originality but for some reason seems to lack impact". 'Montreal Gazette', November 16, 2012.]
The film received two Prix Jutra nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, for Best Supporting Actor (Ricard) and Best Supporting Actress (Lorain).[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/598138/jutra-15e-nominations "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tte des nominations"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.]
The film was broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Tl in 2019.[Helen Faradji, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/cinema/blogue/1189862/3-bonnes-raisons-de-re-decouvrir-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-sebastien-rose-sophie-lorain-sebastien-ricard-clemence-dufresne-deslieres-alexis-martin "3 bonnes raisons de (re)dcouvrir Avant que mon cur bascule"]. Ici Radio-Canada, July 3, 2019.]
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