The Beat That My Heart Skipped ( De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté )

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
British Independent Film Awards
Ceasar Awards
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jacques Audiard

Written By:
Jacques Audiard
Tonino Benacquista

Actors:
Romain Duris ..... Thomas Seyr
Niels Arestrup ..... Robert Seyr
Jonathan Zaccaï ..... Fabrice
Gilles Cohen ..... Sami
Linh Dan Pham ..... Miao Lin
Aure Atika ..... Aline
Emmanuelle Devos ..... Chris
Anton Yakovlev ..... Minskov
Mélanie Laurent ..... Minskov's Girlfriend
Agnès Aubé ..... Woman
Etienne Dirand ..... Old Man
Denis Falgoux ..... Metreur
Serge Boutleroff ..... Man (as Serge Onteniente)
Sandy Whitelaw ..... Mr. Fox

Synopsis:

A young man, Tom, decides to follow in his father's footsteps, earning a living from dubious property deals. But he is also torn by his mother's example and aspires to become a concert pianist. He senses a turning point in his life that could make him a better person - just as a his murky past comes to light.

Twenty-eight-year-old Tom leads a life that might be termed as criminal. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of his father, who made his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, real estate deals. Tom is a pretty hard-boiled guy but also strangely considerate as far as his father is concerned. Somehow he appears to have arrived at a critical juncture in his life when a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist, like his mother. He senses that this might be his final opportunity to take back his life. His piano teacher is a Chinese piano virtuoso who has recently come to live in France. She doesn't speak a lick of French so music becomes the only language they have in common. Before long, Jacques' bid to be a better person means that he begins to yearn for true love. But, when he finally has the chance of winning his best friend's wife, his passion only succeeds in scaring her. And then, one day, his dubious past comes to light...

Should Tom (Duris) make like his thuggish father or pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 20 April, 2007.