A Beating Heart

1991 1h 35m FR

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Mado is followed in the street by an unknown man. He offers her to go the hotel. She accepts, they sleep together and then split. Mado does not want to see him again, because she is married with Jean, and has a teenager son, Stephane. But Yves gave her his phone number. One day, Mado calls him.... An unusual love story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christiane Desbois
Hotel-keeper
Jean-Marie Winling
Jean
Daniel Laloux
The Hotel Receptionist
Steve Kalfa
Luc
Christophe Hémon
Stephane
Roland Amstutz
Tramp
Stéphane Boucher
Mason
Dominique Abel
Young Customer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Dupeyron
Writers: François Dupeyron
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Dupeyron, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Collin 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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Christiane Desbois and Jean-Marie Winling and Daniel Laloux carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Dupeyron directs. Yves Angelo behind the camera. Françoise Collin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by François Dupeyron, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Françoise Collin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christiane Desbois and Jean-Marie Winling and Daniel Laloux carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0103153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.