The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté) (2005)

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"10.5."

A Complete Review of Jacques Audiard's work (10 movies items)

" Cast : Romain Duris, Emmanuelle Devos, Mélanie Laurent What was it about? Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist? My two cents: First of all, I discovered afterwards the fact that it was actually a remake which was really surprising. Indeed, most of the time, French movies are remade in some (very average) American versions. This time, we have a French movie which is actually a remake of a rather"

150 From Around The World: My Fave Foreign Films (150 movies items)

"  It is well known that most of us are not living in the kind of environs that are conducive to following our heart when it comes to our career paths. And one of the environs most notorious for being like that is the world of the Underworld. In those kinds of surroundings, how talented are your fingers isn't as important as how well you can break fingers. Breaking a leg before a performance is as breaking a leg as primary part of the performance.   A French remake of the Harvey Keitel Americ"

300 & 99 From The 1st Decade Of The New Millennium (399 movies items)

"  Most of the time, when it comes to remakes, it's usually Hollywood that remakes a film from another country. Here, with The Beat That My Heart Skipped, it's the other way around.   The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a French take on the 1978 "classic", Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel. Focusing on the daily life of a "land shark" and criminal, Thomas Seyr, his passion for playing the piano is reignited by a chance encounter. Now trying to balance his love for music and his lifestyle in the mob"

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"1st viewing, Mubi 20 October 2016 Directed by: Jacques Audiard"