| The Beat That My Heart Skipped - De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Romain Duris |
Thomas Seyr
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| Niels Arestrup |
Robert Seyr
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| Jonathan Zaccaï |
Fabrice
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| Gilles Cohen |
Sami
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| Linh Dan Pham |
Miao Lin
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| Aure Atika |
Aline
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| Emmanuelle Devos |
Chris
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| Anton Yakovlev |
Minskov
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| Mélanie Laurent |
Minskov's Girlfriend
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| Agnès Aubé |
Woman
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| Emmanuel Finkiel |
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| Etienne Dirand |
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| Melanie Laurent |
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| Plot |
| The Beat That My Heart Skipped could single-handedly give remakes a good name. Based on the 1978 American movie Fingers, The Beat... stars Romain Duris (L'Auberge Espagnole) as Tom, a hoodlum who works the shady side of real estate--evicting poor families from slums, cutting quick and dirty deals in the middle of the night--following in the footsteps of his sleazy father. But clearly Tom loathes both himself and everything he does. One night he accidentally runs into the man who managed Tom's mother, who was a pianist; the manager asks Tom himself to audition, as Tom once showed promise. All at once Tom hires a tutor and neglects his "duties," raising the ire of his cohorts but starting to make himself happy. This could be hokum about the power of art, but Duris' performance is so visceral, so emotionally vivid and engaging, that The Beat That My Heart Skipped becomes a remarkable parable about the danger of betraying yourself--all the more powerful because Tom's life doesn't simply get better, it grows dangerously more complicated. A superb movie with excellent performances throughout, making Duris' standout work all the more impressive. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Crime; Drama; Foreign; Music |
| Director |
Jacques Audiard |
| Producer |
Pascal Caucheteux |
| Writer |
Jacques Audiard; Tonino Benacquista; James Toback |
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| Studio |
Wellspring |
| Country |
France
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| Language |
French |
| Audience Rating |
Unrated |
| Running Time |
107 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/29/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
741 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/5/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
720917547220 |
| Release Date |
11/22/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Deleted Scenes
Interviews
Rehearsals
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer Gallery |
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