The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) on Netflix
Tom, 28, works shady real estate deals in Paris, like his father Robert. When his late mother's manager invites him to audition, Tom goes looking for a piano teacher.
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Plot summary
Tom, 28, is a real estate broker in Paris whose partners are Fabrice and Sami; together they clear squatters and illegal immigrants from buildings and dodge housing regulations. His father, Robert, also works in dodgy deals and has Tom beat up people who will not pay; Tom keeps an eye on him. Tom's mother played piano in concerts and died eight years ago. When her old manager hears Tom play and invites him to an audition, Tom finds a teacher, Miao Lin, a virtuoso who has just come to France and speaks no French, and practices day and night, skipping appointments. He also starts sleeping with a business partner's wife. Robert is in danger from Minskov, a Russian gangster who took 300,000 euros from him, and Tom worries about his father.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
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- Romain Duris learned to play his own piano sequences for the film, most notably Bach's Toccata in E minor, and was trained by his sister, the pianist Caroline Duris, who also performs on the soundtrack.
- The film's French title comes from the lyrics of the Jacques Dutronc song "La Fille du père Noël" ("Santa Claus's Daughter"), written by Jacques Lanzmann, and translates to English as "My heart stopped beating."
