De battre mon coeur s?est arr?t? (?The Beat My Heart Skipped, 2005) In this stylish reinterpretation of James Toback?s 1978 cult neo-noir film Fingers, Jacques Audiard has
combined equal parts Bach and rock, in a groundbreaking Gallic transformation of a thoroughly American genre: gangster-seeking-redemption film. Tom appears destined to follow in the footsteps of his slumlord father. Tom is a sleazy real estate manager who expels squatters from low-rent buildings. Tom feels his longing to be a musician undermining his place in the shadows of the Paris underworld. This City of Lights thriller has a richly orchestrated m?lange of menace, yearning, and grace. Best Film
Music, Berlin Film Festival (2005).
Location: Montezuma Hall, SDSU campus
Information: 619-594-5111
combined equal parts Bach and rock, in a groundbreaking Gallic transformation of a thoroughly American genre: gangster-seeking-redemption film. Tom appears destined to follow in the footsteps of his slumlord father. Tom is a sleazy real estate manager who expels squatters from low-rent buildings. Tom feels his longing to be a musician undermining his place in the shadows of the Paris underworld. This City of Lights thriller has a richly orchestrated m?lange of menace, yearning, and grace. Best Film
Music, Berlin Film Festival (2005).
Location: Montezuma Hall, SDSU campus
Information: 619-594-5111
