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

For a full list of Cesar winners, head to the official website here , and if you missed 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped' in cinemas, the film hits DVD on March 27 and we thoroughly recommend you check it out. And it seems that France's most prestigious film awards agreed, as they bestowed eight Cesars on the film at the weekend, including best picture and best director. ... Full Review

The Beat That My Heart Skipped is as tense and taut as any crime saga....the married Aure Atika, who drives him mad with desire, and the talented musician Linh Dan Pham, who helps him prepare for an audition..... ... Full Review

Mr. Audiard, whose films include "A Self-Made Hero" and the art-house favorite "Read My Lips," is a master of indirection.....His lyrically titled new film opens with a quiet, uneasy scene that makes sense only in retrospect.....Part psychological thriller, part love story (men and women, parents and children), "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" is also about what it takes to escape our own prisons.....Mostly, though, there will be beautiful images, strong emotions and the joy found watching a movie aimed str ... Full Review

If the film had answered these questions, it would have been a great film.....the ending is a dud and when the climax fails, the rest of the pieces begin to fall apart.....It makes the film worth seeing.....The film, Fingers, went on to become a cult classic because of the eccentricity in the lead role, Jimmy Fingers..... ... Full Review

his forceful performance is the anchor to Audiard and co-screenwriter Tonino Benacquista's somewhat schematic conceptualization of the troubled protagonist.....Rather than attempt to match Keitel's drop-of-a-dime explosiveness, Duris wisely opts for a mixture of insecure intensity and pent-up jitteriness as Tom.... ... Full Review

Sunday 16 August 2009 21.35 BST Romain Duris in The Beat My Heart Skipped If there's a single scene that perfectly captures the essence of the French gangster movie, it's the one that occurs halfway through Jacques Becker's 1954 classic... ... Full Article

A cerebral thriller about a crook who wants to be a concert pianist, De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrêté, scooped the pool of prizes at the premier French film awards at the weekend. ... Full Article

JacquesAudiard's The Beat That My Heart Skipped has claimed eight Cesars, France's most prestigious film awards. Nominatedfor 10 statues, the film took the honours for best picture, director,supporting actor, female newcomer, original score, adapted screenplay, editingand cinematography. ... Full Article

January 9, 2006 - Dark Horizons reports that a pair of French actors have screen tested for the role of the next Bond villain in Casino Royale . ... Full Article

After ten years away from the keyboard, Tom becomes obsessed with recapturing the talent he displayed as a teenager. But drifting away from the mean, brutal world he inhabits is not simple. ... Full Article

This is "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" ("De battre mon coeur s'est arr?t?"), a French remake of James Toback's 1977 film "Fingers." Thomas (Romain Duris) is in his late 20s and, with two testosterone-heavy buddies, is involved in "real... ... Full Article