to beat my heart stopped is a French film carried out by Jacques Audiard, left in 2005.

Synopsis

An young man, subjected to the emotional blackmail and the moral perversity of his father lives in the violent universe of this last. Until in charge of the pain of its early disappearance, the universe of his/her mother returns to him by the means of the piano. It is the history of a saving reminiscence, of a redemption.

Data sheet

• Title: to beat my heart stopped
• Réalisation: Jacques Audiard
• Scenario: Tonino Benacquista and Jacques Audiard
• Photography: Stephan Fountain
• Music: Alexandre Desplat
• Distribution of the roles: Richard Rousseau and Marion Touitou
• Decorations: François Emmanuelli
• Costumes: Virginia Montel
• Production: Pascal Caucheteux for Why Not Productions
• Format: colors - 35 mm
• Lasted: 107 minutes
• Coming out date: February 17th 2005 (First with the Berlinale), March 16th 2005 (France)
• Budget: 5,30 million euros

Distribution

• Romain Duris: Tom

• Aure Atika: Aline
• Emmanuelle Devos: Chris
• Niels Arestrup : Robert
• Jonathan Zaccaï: Fabrice
• Linh daN Pham: Miao Flax
• Melanie Laurent: the boyfriend of Minskov
• Anton Yakovlev: Minskov
• Gilles Cohen: Sami

Around film

The title of film is drawn from the song the Girl of the Father Christmas , interpreted by Jacques Dutronc, which was at the origin to appear in a scene but was cut to the assembly.

Rewards and nominations

• BAFTA Awards 2006 : prize winner of best nonanglophone film.
• Festival of Berlin 2005: nomination for the Bear of Gold, prize winner of the Money Bear of the best music for Alexandre Desplat.
• Césars 2006 : 10 nominations and obtaining:
• César of the best film
• César of the best realizer for Jacques Audiard
• César of the best music for Alexandre Desplat
• César of the best actor in a supporting role for Niels Arestrup
• César of the best most promising young actress for Linh-daN Pham
• César of the best adaptation for Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista
• César of the best assembly for Juliette Welfling
• César of best photography for Stephan Fountain
• Price of the European cinema 2005: nominations for the best actor (Romain Duris) and for the price of the public of the best realizer (Jacques Audiard).
• French Trade union of the film critics: prize winner of the price 2006 of best film.
• Price of the listeners 2005 of the Mask and the Feather for best French film.
• Star of gold of film 2006