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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Can music tame the raging soul?

Genres

MusicDramaCrime

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A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.

Others

Budget

$6400000

Revenue

$9293785

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.923/10

Release Date

16 March 2005

Country

France

Cast

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

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