Heartbeat Detector

La question humaine

France

2007

143 Min

Color

1.66:1

French, German, Spanish, Portuguese

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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PROD Sophie Dulac, Michel Zana

SCR François Emmanuel, Élisabeth Perceval

CAST Mathieu Amalric, Michael Lonsdale, Édith Scob, Lou Castel, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Valérie Dréville, Laëtitia Spigarelli, Delphine Chuillot, Nicolas Maury, Rémy Carpentier, Erwan Ribard

MUSIC Syd Matters

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), São Paulo: Critics Award, Vancouver

Synopsis

Simon works as psychologist in human resources department of petrochemical corporation. When Management gets him to investigate one of the factory’s executives, Simon’perception goes disturbingly chaotic and cloudy. The experience affects his body, his mind, his personal life and his sensibility. The calm assurance that made him such a rigorous technician starts to falter. —IMDb

Director

Nicolas Klotz

Born 1954 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He has made numerous portrait films about musicians, among others Ravi Shankar. In 1995, he started a theatre company together with the screenwriter Elisabeth Perceval. They have since worked together in both theatre and film, e.g. Paria (2000), The Wound (2004) and Hearbeat Detector (2007). —Copenhagen International Filmfestival

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Westley

27Jan12

This is a fine film, with a chilling atmosphere. This movie made me recollect a certain unsettling quote by the Joker: "You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go 'according to plan.' Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all 'part of the plan.'" ...Scary stuff.