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The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

  • Film
De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté
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Time Out says

The 100 best French films

Director : Jacques Audiard

This film ranked #45 in Time Out's list of the 100 greatest French films. Click here to see the full list. 

Remaking James Toback's 1978 Fingers, director Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips) has turned the story of Tom (Duris), a petty Parisian crook specializing in real-estate swindles and classical piano, into a melancholy study of alienation and reinvention. The suspense derives not so much from whether Tom will pass an audition and become a concert pianist, but from whether he'll succeed in leaving behind the legacy of small-time wheeling and dealing he inherited from his father (Arestrup). Duris is a handsome performer who achieved success in popular comedies; here, he pulls off his part's perilous balancing act beautifully.

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