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The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005 · Movie · NR · 107 min · ★ 6.9 · 81% critics

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A ruthless real estate agent tries to break from a violent, corrupt world when an old dream resurfaces: becoming a concert pianist. With intense practice and help from a gifted teacher, he prepares for an audition, but mounting pressure from his day job and family ties threatens to pull him back.

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Details
Original title
De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Years
2005
Release date
2005-03-16
Language
French
Rated
NR
Runtime
107 min
Critic score
81/100
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (491 votes)
About

If you enjoy gritty French dramas where ambition clashes with a rough criminal life, this may click, especially if you liked Read My Lips; Not for you if you want a fast pace, tidy realism, or low violence.

Pros: intense crime-and-music mix; strong lead performance; gripping tension | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven character development; rushed, unsatisfying wrap-up

Themes

  • estate agent
  • concert
  • paris, france
  • parent child relationship
  • loss of loved one
  • classical music
  • chinese woman
  • piano lessons
  • squatter
  • pianist
  • life changing
  • piano
  • +2 more

Awards & recognition

  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2005 · nominated
  • European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2005 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Audiard