The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jacques Audiard
Romain Duris
Aure Atika
Emmanuelle Devos
Niels Arestrup
Jonathan Zaccaï
Film Details
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Synopsis
Twenty-eight-year-old Tom leads a life that might be termed as criminal. In doing so he follows in his father's footsteps, 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.
Director
Jacques Audiard
Cast
Romain Duris
Aure Atika
Emmanuelle Devos
Niels Arestrup
Jonathan Zaccaï
Linh Dan Pham
Anton Yakovlev
Gilles Cohen
Mélanie Laurent
Crew
Philippe Amouroux
Jacques Audiard
Tonino Benacquista
Thomas Bidegain
Martine Cassinelli
Pascal Caucheteux
Pierre Chavialle
Alexandre Desplat
Francois Emmanuelli
Sttphane Fontaine
Cyril Holtz
Jean-claude Lother
Virginie Montel
Frederique Ney
Brigitte Taillandier
James Toback
Pascal Villard
Juliette Welfling
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2005 award for Best Film Not in the English Language by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Released in United States Summer July 1, 2005
Released in United States on Video October 25, 2005
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States February 2005
Released in United States June 2005
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 19-June 12, 2005.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 10-20, 2005.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival June 16-26, 2005.
French remake of "Fingers," directed by James Toback (USA/1978).
Released in United States Summer July 1, 2005
Released in United States on Video October 25, 2005
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 19-June 12, 2005.)
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.)
Released in United States February 2005 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 10-20, 2005.)
Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival June 16-26, 2005.)
