Movie

Heartsounds

1984 · 128 min

A sober, deeply felt portrait of illness and devotion that wears its heart openly and asks you to sit with its sorrow.

Overview: New York urologist Harold Lear gets a taste of his own medicine when he suffers a heart attack and is confronted with a medical institution which doesn't seem equipped to help. Wife Martha steps in to fight the system and get a measure of service and compassion. Ultimately the greatest battle is not waged against the medical profession, however, but against Lear's own failing body and his own mortal fears.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, death, isolation
Content: Mild gore, sexual content and language. No violence.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
death
isolation
healing
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild