# The Heat Line

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1988 Canadian film directed by Hubert-Yves Rose

The Heat Line French La Ligne de chaleur Directed by Hubert-Yves Rose Written by Hubert-Yves Rose Micheline Lanctôt Produced by Marc Daigle Starring Gabriel Arcand Gerard Parkes Cinematography Michel Caron Edited by Jean-Pierre Cereghetti Louise Surprenant Music by Richard Grégoire Production company ACPAV Release date May 1988 (1988-05) (Cannes) Running time 90 minutes Country Canada Language French

***The Heat Line*** ([French](/source/French_language): *La Ligne de chaleur*) is a 1988 [Canadian](/source/Canada) drama film, directed by Hubert-Yves Rose.[1] The film stars [Gabriel Arcand](/source/Gabriel_Arcand) as Robert Filion, a divorced man who is travelling with his young son Maxime (Simon Gonzalez) to Florida to identify and claim the body of his father Eugène (played by [Gérard Poirier](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Poirier) in flashbacks and hallucinations) after the older man's death of a sudden heart attack.[2]

The film's cast also includes [Gerard Parkes](/source/Gerard_Parkes) as Norman Simpson, a retired American man they meet on the trip who appears to be trying to ingratiate himself into Robert's life as a replacement father figure, and [Charlotte Boisjoli](/source/Charlotte_Boisjoli) as Robert's mother.[3]

The film premiered in the [Directors' Fortnight](/source/Directors'_Fortnight) program at the [1988 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1988_Cannes_Film_Festival),[4] and had its Canadian premiere at the [1988 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/1988_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[5]

## Response

In his book *A Century of Canadian Cinema*, [Gerald Pratley](/source/Gerald_Pratley) described the film as "a difficult theme almost lost in the monotony".[1] Writing for *[Cinema Canada](/source/Cinema_Canada)*, Jean Chantale reviewed the film more positively, calling it "deeply satisfying" and evocative, and concluding that "*La Ligne de Chaleur* is like attending your own funeral. It should not be missed. You will marvel at what you learn about relationships you thought you had pegged."[3]

[Richard Grégoire](/source/Richard_Gr%C3%A9goire) received a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nomination for [Best Original Score](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Original_Score) at the [10th Genie Awards](/source/10th_Genie_Awards).[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pratley_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pratley_1-1) [Gerald Pratley](/source/Gerald_Pratley), *A Century of Canadian Cinema*. Lynx Images, 2003. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-894073-21-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-894073-21-5). p. 96.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [André Roy](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Roy_(writer)), "La ligne de chaleur : la ligne du risque". *[24 images](/source/24_images)*, No.39-40 (Fall 1988). pp. 44–45.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-chantale_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-chantale_3-1) Jean Chantale, ["Hubert Yves Rose's La Ligne de Chaleur"](http://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/4179/4214). *[Cinema Canada](/source/Cinema_Canada)*, November 1988. p. 28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bill Brownstein, "Cannes gives nod to Quebec third time". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, April 8, 1988.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Peter Goddard, "Canadian movies a mixed bag". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, July 20, 1988.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Genie award nominees: complete list". *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*, February 14, 1989.

## External links

- [*The Heat Line*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128306/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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