The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

107 mins | Drama, Crime, Music | March 16, 2005

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.

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

107 mins | Drama, Crime, Music | March 16, 2005

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Région Ile-de-France, Why Not Productions, Sédif Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Cofimage 15, Canal+, Ciné Cinéma
Original title De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Directors Jacques Audiard
Writers James Toback, Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista

Cast

Romain Duris

as Thomas Seyr

Niels Arestrup

as Robert Seyr

Jonathan Zaccaï

as Fabrice

Gilles Cohen

as Sami

Linh-Dan Pham

as Miao Lin

Aure Atika

as Aline

Emmanuelle Devos

as Chris

Anton Yakovlev

as Minskov

Mélanie Laurent

as Minskov's Girlfriend

Agnès Aubé

as Woman

Etienne Dirand

as Old Man

Denis Falgoux

as Metreur

Sandy Whitelaw

as Mr. Fox

Emmanuel Finkiel

as Conservatory Professor

Jian-Zhang

as Jean-Pierre

Omar Habib

as Assad

Jamal Djabou

as Mounir

Vladislav Galard

as Clerk

Walter Shnorkell

as Verodin

Marianne Puech

as Notary

Alphonse Cemin

as Pianist

David Birgé-Cotte

as Tom child

Estelle Brattesani

as Passerby