The Beat That My Heart Skipped

• BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED, THE (DVD MOVIE)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Beat That My Heart Skipped (French: De battre mon cÅ"ur s'est arrêté) is a 2005 French film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It tells the story of Tom, a real estate thug torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival. The film was given limited Release to theaters in North America and grossed $1,023,424 and $10,988,397 worldwide. This book was created using print-on-demand technology.All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup. A haunting, psychological drama in which a man struggles to choose between his life as a sleazy real estate con man like his father or his desire to become a classical pianist in! honor of his late virtuoso mother. 2005/color/107 min/NR.The Beat That My Heart Skipped could single-handedly give remakes a good name. Based on the 1978 American movie Fingers, The Beat... stars Romain Duris (L'Auberge Espagnole) as Tom, a hoodlum who works the shady side of real estate--evicting poor families from slums, cutting quick and dirty deals in the middle of the night--following in the footsteps of his sleazy father. But clearly Tom loathes both himself and everything he does. One night he accidentally runs into the man who managed Tom's mother, who was a pianist; the manager asks Tom himself to audition, as Tom once showed promise. All at once Tom hires a tutor and neglects his "duties," raising the ire of his cohorts but starting to make himself happy. This could be hokum about the power of art, but Duris' performance is so visceral, so emotionally vivid and engaging, that The Beat That My Heart Skipped becomes a remarkable p! arable about the danger of betraying yourself--all the more po! werful b ecause Tom's life doesn't simply get better, it grows dangerously more complicated. A superb movie with excellent performances throughout, making Duris' standout work all the more impressive. --Bret Fetzer

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