The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
Director
Jacques Audiard
Main cast
Romain Duris; Niels Arestrup; Jonathan Zaccaï; Gilles Cohen; Linh Äan Phạm
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Description
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...
Jacques Audiard
Main cast
Romain Duris; Niels Arestrup; Jonathan Zaccaï; Gilles Cohen; Linh Äan Phạm
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Description
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...
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