Map of the Human Heart (1993)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Vincent Ward

Writers:

Louis Nowra (writer)
Vincent Ward (story)

Release Date:

23 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Born in the magic of youth. Forged by the passions of war. Their love knew no boundaries.

Plot:

Fantastic improbabilities, happenstance and the undying bridge of love are part of this romantic fantasy about an Inuit who crosses years...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Eskimo | Girl | WWII | Half Breed

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jason Scott Lee	...	Avik
Robert Joamie	...	Young Avik
Anne Parillaud	...	Albertine
Annie Galipeau	...	Young Albertine
Patrick Bergin	...	Walter Russell
Clotilde Courau	...	Rainee
John Cusack	...	The Mapmaker
Jeanne Moreau	...	Sister Banville
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Farmboy
Jerry Snell	...	Boleslaw
Jayko Pitseolak	...	Avik's Grandmother
Matt Holland	...	Flight Navigator
Rebecca Vevee	...	Inuit Cook
Josape Kopalee	...	Inuit Elder
Reepah Arreak	...	Avik's Girlfriend
Monique Spaziani	...	Nurse Beatrice
Harry Hill	...	X-Ray Doctor
Anik Matern	...	Thelma
Mark Ruel	...	Photo Analyst
Tyley Ross	...	Photo Messenger
Charlotte Coleman	...	Julie
Richard Zeman	...	MP
Minor Mustain	...	Army Sergeant
Gordon Masten	...	Captain Johns
Michelle Turmel	...	Ginger Jameson
Rick Hamburg	...	Arctic NCO
Dail Sullivan	...	Barrage Balloon WAAC
Tamar Kozlov	...	Dresden Girl
Robin Dorken	...	Oilman
Bill Rowat	...	Barman
Sophie Léger	...	Voice Artist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis St John	...	Moravian Minister (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent Ward

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Louis Nowra		writer
Vincent Ward		story

Produced by
Linda Beath	....	co-producer
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Graham Bradstreet	....	executive producer
Redmond Morris	....	associate producer
Sylvaine Sainderichin	....	co-producer
Paul Saltzman	....	co-producer
Vincent Ward	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Timothy White	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
Eduardo Serra

Film Editing by
John Scott
Frans Vandenburg

Casting by
Kate Dowd
Donna Morong
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
John Beard

Art Direction by
Jean-Baptiste Tard

Set Decoration by
Michèle Forest
Diane Gauthier
Joanne Woollard		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Renée April
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Annick Chartier	....	assistant makeup artist
Cécile Rigault	....	assistant makeup artist
Micheline Trépanier	....	makeup artist
Nathalie Trépanier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Irene Litinsky	....	production manager
Adam Park	....	executive in charge of production
Sylvia Walker-Wilson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carole Dubuc	....	second assistant director
Pedro Gandol	....	assistant director
Peter Heslop	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	scenic painter
Rejean Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Louis Dandonneau	....	props
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter
Isabelle Guay	....	assistant art director
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx	....	assistant property master
Josée Létourneau	....	scenic painter
Pierre L'Heureux	....	carpenter
Paul Purdy	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Gethin Creagh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Long	....	foley artist
James Manche	....	sound effects editor
Paul Pirola	....	foley artist
Livia Ruzic	....	dialogue editor
Jenny T. Ward	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Francis Choquette	....	special effects crew
Richard Conway	....	special effects
Mario Dumont	....	special effects senior technician
Steve Hamilton	....	special effects floor supervisor
Nigel Nixon	....	special effects model maker

Visual Effects by
Nicholas Brooks	....	digital compositor (as Nick Brooks)
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects
Val Wardlaw	....	visual effects
Paddy Eason	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunts
Martin Grace	....	stunt coordinator
Cameron Mustain	....	stunt performer
Minor Mustain	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sylvain Bélanger	....	grip
Yves Drapeau	....	first assistant camera
Gilles Fortier	....	best boy electric
Larry Lynn	....	director of photography: second unit
Eric Moynier	....	first assistant camera: second unit
David Norris	....	additional camera operator: Wescam camera
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Dominique Ricard	....	second assistant camera
Pascal Ridao	....	camera operator
Takashi Seida	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mario Davignon	....	assistant costume designer
Simonetta Mariano	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Dany Cooper	....	first assistant editor
Dennis McTaggart	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Janine Anderton	....	production coordinator
Justin Davies	....	production runner
Paul Dupont	....	nurse
Paul Dupont	....	paramedic
Tim Hammond	....	location manager
Christina Kontos	....	accounting supervisor
Jimmy Kontos	....	production assistant
Michel Pradier	....	location manager
Luke Randolph	....	financial controller
Joe Sanchez	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
• Les Films Ariane
• Map Films
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
• Sunrise Pictures Company
• Vincent Ward Films
• Working Title Films

Distributors

• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Miramax Films (1993) (USA)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital compositing)
• Intrigue

Other Companies

• Avtech Inc.  aviation support
• Cine-Zoo  animal training
• Completion Bond Company  completion bond
• General Screen Enterprises  additional titles
• Ginns Design Group  titles
• Grip House  grip equipment
• Levy Comerford Casting  casting: Toronto
• Mega Studios  music recorded at
• Moneypenny Services  production accounting
• Paroles & Musique  music recorded at
• Peerless Camera Company  optical effects
• Plus XXX Studios  music recorded at
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Soundfirm  mixing facility
• Spectrum Films International  editing facilities
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Studios Ferber  music recorded at

Also Known As:

Coeur de métisse (France)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Australia | UK | Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Trivia:

Vincent Ward invested his pay off for his work on _Alien_ (1992)_ to finance this film.

Quotes:

Avik: It's all there in the maps, sometimes all they tell you is that you're lost.

Wonderfully Depressing

This is one of the best movies I've ever seen....

I never want to see it again.

Why don't I want to see it? Its simply depressing. I can't watch it with out becoming suicidal.

This is the story of two ill fated lovers over the early and mid part of the 20th century. Its told in flashback in a fishing village in Canada.

What can I say? This is a film of great performances and moments, the firestorm in Dresden gives me nightmares.

I would love to recommend the film, but its ultimately so bleak I don't know many people who would want to see it.

Still I give it 10 out of 10 simply because it provokes such a deep reaction in me.