The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Can music tame the raging soul?
2005 | 107m | French
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jacques Audiard |
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| Writer: | Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista, James Toback |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 2005 |
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| Director: | Jacques Audiard |
| Writer: | Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista, James Toback |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Music |
| Keywords | paris, france, loss of loved one, parent child relationship, estate agent, chinese woman, piano lessons, squatter, classical music, concert, pianist, life changing, piano, new life, life and career |
| Production Companies | France 3 Cinéma, Why Not Productions, Sédif Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,293,785
Budget: $6,400,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 01, 2025 Entered: Nov 01, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Romain Duris | Thomas Seyr |
| Niels Arestrup | Robert Seyr |
| Jonathan Zaccaï | Fabrice |
| Gilles Cohen | Sami |
| Linh-Dan Pham | Miao Lin |
| Aure Atika | Aline |
| Emmanuelle Devos | Chris |
| Anton Yakovlev | Minskov |
| Mélanie Laurent | Minskov's Girlfriend |
| Agnès Aubé | Woman |
| Etienne Dirand | Old Man |
| Denis Falgoux | Metreur |
| Serge Onteniente | Man |
| Sandy Whitelaw | Mr. Fox |
| Emmanuel Finkiel | Conservatory Professor |
| Jian-Zhang | Jean-Pierre |
| Omar Habib | Assad |
| Jamal Djabou | Mounir |
| Vladislav Galard | Clerk |
| Walter Shnorkell | Verodin |
| Marianne Puech | Notary |
| Alphonse Cemin | Pianist |
| David Birgé-Cotte | Tom child |
| Estelle Brattesani | Passerby |
| Justine Le Pottier |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jacques Audiard | Director, Screenplay |
| Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Virginie Montel | Costume Design |
| Marion Touitou | Casting |
| Sandy Notarianni | Dialogue Editor |
| Tonino Benacquista | Screenplay |
| Stéphane Fontaine | Director of Photography |
| Brigitte Taillandier | Sound Designer |
| Marie Cheminal | Set Decoration |
| Juliette Welfling | Editor |
| James Toback | Original Story |
| Alexandrine Mauvezin-Bosque | Set Decoration |
| François Emmanuelli | Production Design |
| Richard Rousseau | Casting |
| Frédérique Ney | Key Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pascal Caucheteux | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 915 | 915 |