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MONEY
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Made its money back 5.4× over at the box office.
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Heartbreaker
"He's broken every heart except his own… until now."
2010 1h 45m FR
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6.6
SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 1,428
RomanceComedy
Synopsis
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Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.
“He's broken every heart except his own… until now.”
Cast
Romain Duris
Alex Lippi
Vanessa Paradis
Juliette Van Der Beck
Julie Ferrier
Mélanie
François Damiens
Marc
Andrew Lincoln
Jonathan Alcott
Héléna Noguerra
Sophie
Jacques Frantz
Van Der Beck
Jean-Yves Lafesse
Dutour
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pascal Chaumeil
- Writers
- Yohan Gromb, Jeremy Doner, Laurent Zeitoun
- Languages
- French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, English
- Countries
- France, United States of America, Monaco
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, United States of America, Monaco.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pascal Chaumeil, shot by Thierry Arbogast. 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 Klaus Badelt. 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 Dorian Rigal-Ansous 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 Vanessa Paradis and Julie Ferrier carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pascal Chaumeil directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Klaus Badelt scores. Dorian Rigal-Ansous cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, United States of America, Monaco. Dialogue in French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 5.4× over at the box office.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 6 languages: French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, English.
- 4International production across 3 countries: France, United States of America, Monaco.
- 5Directed by Pascal Chaumeil, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Klaus Badelt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Dorian Rigal-Ansous shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis and Julie Ferrier carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "He's broken every heart except his own… until now.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1465487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Thierry Arbogast
- Original score
- Klaus Badelt
- Editing
- Dorian Rigal-Ansous
- Production design
- Hervé Gallet
- Costume design
- Charlotte Betaillole
- Makeup / hair
- Nezha Aouis
- Stunt coordinator
- Philippe Guégan
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,700,000
- Box office
- $47,355,187
- Return
- 544% of budget
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Pascal Chaumeil
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Production companies
Who made it
Focus Features
US
Quad Productions
FR
Chaocorp
FR
OCS
FR
- BA
Banque Populaire Images 10
- SC
Script Associés
A Plus Image
FR
Universal Pictures
US
Kinology
FR
Key crew
- ProducerYann Zenou
- Costume DesignCharlotte Betaillole
- Production DesignHervé Gallet
- ProducerLaurent Zeitoun
- ProducerNicolas Duval Adassovsky
- Production ManagerCamille Lipmann
- EditorDorian Rigal-Ansous
- CastingTatiana Vialle
- StuntsLudo Silemetzoglou
- StuntsSybille Blouin
- StuntsSyja Deberdt
- Art DirectionAziz Hamichi
- Stunt CoordinatorPhilippe Guégan
- Makeup ArtistNezha Aouis
- HairstylistVéronique Boitout
- Makeup ArtistCéline Colinet
- Makeup Department HeadSuzel Jouguet
- SoundPascal Armant
- Set DecorationCécile Deleu
- Fight ChoreographerOlivier Schneider
- ChoreographerChristophe Danchaud
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- candid
- amused
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-09-10
Also known as
International titles
- Arnacoeur (L')FR
- SerdtzeedRU
- L'arnacoeurFR
- Como Arrasar Um CoraçãoBR
- Der AuftragsloverDE
- Zvodca na prenájomSK
