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The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

Can music tame the raging soul?

Genre : Music, Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Jacques Audiard
Writer : Tonino Benacquista, Jacques Audiard

Synopsis

Like his father, Tom is a real estate agent who makes his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, deals. But a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist. He auditions with the help of a beautiful, young virtuoso pianist who cannot speak French - music is their only exchange. But pressures from the ugly world of his day job soon become more than he can handle.

Actors

Romain Duris
Romain Duris
Thomas Seyr
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup
Robert Seyr
Jonathan Zaccaï
Jonathan Zaccaï
Fabrice
Gilles Cohen
Gilles Cohen
Sami
Linh-Dan Pham
Linh-Dan Pham
Miao Lin
Aure Atika
Aure Atika
Aline
Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos
Chris
Anton Yakovlev
Anton Yakovlev
Minskov
Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent
Minskov's Girlfriend
Agnès Aubé
Agnès Aubé
Woman
Etienne Dirand
Etienne Dirand
Old Man
Denis Falgoux
Denis Falgoux
Metreur
Serge Onteniente
Serge Onteniente
Man
Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw
Mr. Fox
Emmanuel Finkiel
Emmanuel Finkiel
Conservatory Professor
Jian-Zhang
Jian-Zhang
Jean-Pierre
Omar Habib
Omar Habib
Assad
Jamal Djabou
Jamal Djabou
Mounir
Vladislav Galard
Vladislav Galard
Clerk
Walter Shnorkell
Walter Shnorkell
Verodin
Marianne Puech
Marianne Puech
Notary
Alphonse Cemin
Alphonse Cemin
Pianist
David Birgé-Cotte
David Birgé-Cotte
Tom child
Estelle Brattesani
Estelle Brattesani
Passerby
Justine Le Pottier
Justine Le Pottier

Crews

Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard
Director
Tonino Benacquista
Tonino Benacquista
Screenplay
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard
Screenplay
Pascal Caucheteux
Pascal Caucheteux
Producer
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Fontaine
Stéphane Fontaine
Director of Photography
Juliette Welfling
Juliette Welfling
Editor
François Emmanuelli
François Emmanuelli
Production Design
Virginie Montel
Virginie Montel
Costume Design
Brigitte Taillandier
Brigitte Taillandier
Sound Designer
James Toback
James Toback
Original Story
Richard Rousseau
Richard Rousseau
Casting
Marion Touitou
Marion Touitou
Casting
Marie Cheminal
Marie Cheminal
Set Decoration
Alexandrine Mauvezin-Bosque
Alexandrine Mauvezin-Bosque
Set Decoration
Frédérique Ney
Frédérique Ney
Key Makeup Artist
Sandy Notarianni
Sandy Notarianni
Dialogue Editor

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