The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, The Day I Saw Your Heart is a comedy and drama film directed by Jennifer Devoldère, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. Justine, struggles with commitment, listens to old David Bowie covers, and uses her employer’s private MRI machines to make “X-Ray Art” After a trail of boyfriends, Justine thinks she has found The One, a hunky shoe salesman, but her temporary happiness is thrown when her neurotic 60-year-old Jewish father (Michel Blanc) suffers a delayed midlife crisis and announces that his young second wife is expecting a baby. Justine and her half-sister Dom, who is trying to adopt, are rather annoyed at the news. Coupled with resentment about her father’s absence when she was growing up, causes her to spiral into self-doubt. Overflowing with French charm, Justine gets by with the help of her family, friends, and newly discovered muse.

Who’s in it. The Day I Saw Your Heart stars Mélanie Laurent as Justine Dhrey, Michel Blanc as Eli Dhrey, Géraldine Nakache as Dom Dhrey and Claude Perron as Suzanne Dhrey, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, The Day I Saw Your Heart has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Day I Saw Your Heart page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Day I Saw Your Heart tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.