''The Thorn in the Heart'' (french: L'épine dans le coeur) is a 2009 French

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by

Michel Gondry Michel Gondry (; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers ...

. It was given a special screening at the

2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Twenty films from thirteen countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 23 M ...

and was also screened at the

Sheffield Doc/Fest Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film sc ...

Synopsis

The film is a documentary look at the director's family at home in the Cévennes, particularly his aunt Suzette.

Cast

* Suzette Gondry as herself * Jean-Yves Gondry as himself * Michel Gondry as himself

References

External links

* 2009 films 2000s French-language films French documentary films Films directed by Michel Gondry 2009 documentary films Documentary films about families 2000s French films {{France-documentary-film-stub