De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (2005)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jacques Audiard

Writers:

Jacques Audiard (writer)
Tonino Benacquista (writer)
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Release Date:

16 March 2005 (France)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Music | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Should Tom (Duris) make like his thuggish father or pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Pianist | Real Estate | Chinese | Friend

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 17 wins & 10 nominations

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
Mélanie Laurent	...	Minskov's Girlfriend
Agnès Aubé	...	Woman
Etienne Dirand	...	Old Man
Denis Falgoux	...	Metreur
Serge Boutleroff	...	Man (as Serge Onteniente)
Sandy Whitelaw	...	Mr. Fox
Emmanuel Finkiel	...	Conservatory Professor
Jian-Zhang	...	Jean-Pierre
Omar Habib	...	Assad
Jamal Djabou	...	Mounir
Vladislav Galard	...	Clerk
Walter Shnorkell	...	Verodin
Marianne Puech	...	Notaire
Alphonse Cemin	...	Pianist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Birgé-Cotte	...	Tom enfant
Estelle Brattesani	...	Passante
Justine Le Pottier
Aleksandra Kacprzak	...	Auditrice au concert de piano (uncredited)

Directed by
Jacques Audiard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jacques Audiard		writer
Tonino Benacquista		writer
James Toback		earlier screenplay

Produced by
Pascal Caucheteux	....	producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Stéphane Fontaine

Film Editing by
Juliette Welfling

Casting by
Richard Rousseau
Marion Touitou

Production Design by
François Emmanuelli

Set Decoration by
Marie Cheminal
Sandrine Mauvezin

Costume Design by
Virginie Montel

Makeup Department
Frédérique Ney	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Martine Cassinelli	....	production manager
Laurencina Lam	....	post-production manager
Thibault Spiral	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Serge Boutleroff	....	first assistant director
Denis Kralj	....	assistant director: location

Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicolas Cantin	....	boom operator
Nicolas d'Halluin	....	sound recordist
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
Cyril Holtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nikolas Javelle	....	sound editor
Johann Nallet	....	sound recordist
Sandy Notarianni	....	dialogue editor
Julien Sicart	....	additional boom operator
Brigitte Taillandier	....	sound
Pascal Villard	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects supervisor
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Bertrand Levallois	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Michel Carliez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Arnaud Carney	....	assistant camera: Renfort
Xavier Cholet	....	gaffer
Marie Decourt	....	second assistant camera
Aurélien Dubois	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Isabelle Dumas	....	first assistant camera
Malek Krimed	....	assistant camera
Jean-Claude Lother	....	still photographer
Michel Strasser	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Lahougue	....	wardrobe
Isabelle Pannetier	....	costume supervisor
Paulette Ribot	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Marie-Pierre Frappier	....	assistant editor
Isabelle Julien	....	color timer
Charlotte Mazzinghi	....	intermediate color grader
Carlos Pinto	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Frédéric Fortuny	....	music consultant

Other crew
Nathalie Vierny	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Why Not Productions
• Sédif Productions (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Cofimage 15 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Région Ile-de-France (participation)

Distributors

• Bio Rex Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD)
• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Amazonia Films (2005-2012) (Venezuela) (all media)
• BIM Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Happinet Corporation (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• JMH Distribution (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Kino Bez Granits (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Media Suits (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2005) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Pro Films (2006) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Tour de Force (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
• UGC Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Wellspring Media (2005) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (International: English title)
Der wilde Schlag meines Herzens (Austria) (Germany) [de]
De latir, mi corazón se ha parado (Spain) [es]
El latido de mi corazón (Argentina) [es]
Halálos szívdobbanás (Hungary) [hu]
Kun sydän lakkaa lyömästä (Finland) [fi]
Mitt hjärtas förlorade slag (Sweden) [sv]
O htypos pou ehase i kardia mou (Greece) [el]
Tutti i battiti del mio cuore (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

Germany:107 min | Japan:108 min | USA:108 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Russian | Vietnamese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Australia:M | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

91 - Café Les Jardins d'Issoire, rue de la Tombe Issoire, Paris 14, Paris, France

Company:

Why Not Productions

Trivia:

The laptop Tom uses to record his piano practice with is an Apple Titanium Powerbook G4 and his cell phone is a Samsung SGH S307.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Fingers (1978)

excellent

This is an excellent film, and highly recommended. Its script is absolutely wonderful, showing the protagonist having a dark and ugly side, yet possessing the ability to express his sensitivity, as a classical pianist, through music, as he prepares for an audition with an agent. The juxtaposition of the two opposing sides of the protagonist lends the film an unexpected power and impact. It is a violent film, yet a humorous one at the same time, with great acting. De battre mon coeur is a remake of Fingers, which unfortunately I have not seen (yet). I can only hope that the French film will be released in The Netherlands as well, so I can see it again.