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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
"Can music tame the raging soul?"
2005 1h 47m FR
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6.9
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86%
FRESH
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75
METACRITIC
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7.2
IMDB
★6.9TMDB · 505🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 20,729
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.
“Can music tame the raging soul?”
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Writers
- Tonino Benacquista, Jacques Audiard, James Toback
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, French, Russian, Vietnamese
- Countries
- France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Mandarin, French, Russian, Vietnamese.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Romain Duris and Niels Arestrup and Jonathan Zaccaï carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Can music tame the raging soul?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0411270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jacques Audiard directs. Stéphane Fontaine behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Juliette Welfling cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, Mandarin, French, Russian, Vietnamese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Mandarin, French, Russian, Vietnamese.
- 3Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Romain Duris and Niels Arestrup and Jonathan Zaccaï carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Can music tame the raging soul?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0411270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "estate agent", "concert", "paris, france", "parent child relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Original score
- Alexandre Desplat
- Editing
- Juliette Welfling
- Production design
- François Emmanuelli
- Costume design
- Virginie Montel
- Makeup / hair
- Frédérique Ney
- Sound
- Brigitte Taillandier
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,400,000
- Box office
- $9,293,785
- Return
- 145% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 75/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.2/10 · 20,729 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
Won 1 BAFTA Award22 wins & 14 nominations total
Also by
Jacques Audiard
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Why Not Productions
FR
- SÉ
Sédif Productions
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- ProducerPascal Caucheteux
- EditorJuliette Welfling
- Production DesignFrançois Emmanuelli
- Costume DesignVirginie Montel
- Sound DesignerBrigitte Taillandier
- Original StoryJames Toback
- CastingRichard Rousseau
- CastingMarion Touitou
- Set DecorationMarie Cheminal
- Set DecorationAlexandrine Mauvezin-Bosque
- Key Makeup ArtistFrédérique Ney
- Dialogue EditorSandy Notarianni
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- estate agent
- concert
- paris, france
- parent child relationship
- loss of loved one
- classical music
- chinese woman
- piano lessons
- squatter
- pianist
- life changing
- neo-noir
- piano
- new life
- life and career
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2005-04-27· Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2005-07-01NR
Also known as
International titles
- Мое сердце биться пересталоRU
- El latido de mi corazónAR
