The Beat That My Heart Skipped
| The Beat That My Heart Skipped | |
|---|---|
| French | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté |
| Directed by | Jacques Audiard |
| Written by | Jacques Audiard Tonino Benacquista |
| Based on | Fingers by James Toback |
| Produced by | Pascal Caucheteux |
| Starring | Romain Duris Niels Arestrup Jonathan Zaccaï Gilles Cohen Linh Dan Pham Aure Atika Emmanuelle Devos Melanie Laurent |
| Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Edited by | Juliette Welfling |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Distributed by | UGC Fox Distribution |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $6.2 million |
| Box office | $6.5 million |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (French: De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté; "To Beat My Heart Has Stopped") is a 2005 French neo-noir drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It is a remake of the 1978 American film Fingers. It explores the life of Tom, a shady realtor torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on 17 February 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.