- Heartbeat Detector
Infobox Film
name = Heartbeat Detector
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caption = Original French-language poster
director =Nicolas Klotz
producer = Sophie Dulac
writer = François Emmanuel
Elisabeth Perceval
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starring =Mathieu Amalric
Michael Lonsdale
Edith Scob
music =Syd Matters
cinematography = Josée Deshaies
editing = Rose-Marie Lausson
distributor = Sophie Dulac Distribution
released = September 12, 2007
runtime = 143 min
country =France
language = French
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0765141"Heartbeat Detector" is the North American release title for the 2007 French film "La Question humaine". It was directed by
Nicolas Klotz , and starsMathieu Amalric , Michael Lonsdale, and Edith Scob.Plot
The movie centers around the actions of a Psychologist who works as an assistant to
human resources in a company where he had been plays a major part in restructuring.His girlfriend doesn't like him smoking. He goes to the archives where he has sexual relations (offscreen) with a woman. Later on he harasses her at a tecno party.
He is told to look into whether the CEO, Jüst, of the company is unfit to do his job by the vicepresident. He thinks a quartet that Jüst was a part of is significant. He tries to investigate this quartet. The CEO discovers he is investigating him and tells him the one who suggested the investigation was involved with the Nazis. A child who was raised by German parents, wherefore the last name Klaus. He finds out the CEO was also involved with the
Nazis . The main character has crises of conscience about having fired men judging by age, alcoholism. The CEO gets blackmail letters about his Nazi past. The main character also gets a letter. He traces it to one of the members of the quartet, Arie Neumann, who he then finds at a cafe.Cast
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Mathieu Amalric Performances
There are two consecutive performances that the main character watches, one by a flamenco singer
Miguel Poveda , the other by a portuguese group.Festivals
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Director's Fortnight External links
* [http://www.chicagofilmfestival.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CIFFSite.woa/wa/Films/1001185 Review] in The Chicago International Film Festival site.
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=tKQxHb1L3npyNGJQW5zXdLXcFDG8rC9YR3wDdvmhQ17mcvZkjsYV!1777667211&&rid=10077 Review] from The Hollywood Reporter
*fr [http://www.evene.fr/cinema/actualite/interview-mathieu-amalric-nicolas-klotz-question-humaine-824.php Interview with Mathieu Amalric and Nicolas Klotz] from evene.fr
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