Heartbeats

2010 1h 37m FR

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7.1

SOLID

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74%

FRESH

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IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 1,075🍅74%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★7IMDB · 30,588

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Monia Chokri
Marie
Niels Schneider
Nicolas
Xavier Dolan
Francis
Anne Dorval
Désirée
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
Young Woman
Olivier Morin
Young Man
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Young Woman
Éric Bruneau
Young Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Xavier Dolan
Writers: Xavier Dolan
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Xavier Dolan, shot by Stéphanie Weber Biron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Xavier Dolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider and Xavier Dolan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1600524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Xavier Dolan directs. Stéphanie Weber Biron behind the camera. Xavier Dolan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
5Directed by Xavier Dolan, shot by Stéphanie Weber Biron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Xavier Dolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider and Xavier Dolan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1600524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 18 different titles around the world.