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Heartbeats
199220 min 17 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Dorothy Todd Henaut
Production: Jacques ValléeJosée Beaudet
Script: Manon Barbeau
Using imagery of exquisite intimacy, this video dispels the myth that pregnancy and eroticism are mutually exclusive. The camera, shooting mainly in close-up, celebrates the glorious ripeness of a very pregnant woman. Heartbeats mixes suspense, sex, tenderness and humour to construct an insightful exposé into a very modern love affair.
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Subject categories
- Sexuality and Reproduction > BirthInterpersonal RelationshipsPregnancy
- Women > Interpersonal RelationshipsPregnancy and BirthSexuality and Reproduction
- Health/Personal Development > Body ImageSexuality
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
Credits
- director
- Dorothy Todd Henaut
- producer
- Jacques Vallée
- executive producer
- Josée Beaudet
- script
- Manon Barbeau
- photography
- Pierre Letarte
- sound
- Esther Auger
- editing
- Yves Dion
- re-recording
- Adrian Croll
- music
- Alain Bellaïche
- cast
- Marie-Élaine Berthiaume
- Alain Zouvi
- Odette Caron
- Alice Ronfard
- Jacques Landesque
- Lyne Beaucage
- Charles Vinson
- Mathieu Boily