Beating Heart (1940 film)
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Beating Heart is a 1940 French film
directed by Henri Decoin
, and starring Danielle Darrieux
and Claude Dauphin
.
It tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school, who tries to steal foreign ambassador's watch but falls in love with the diplomat.
The film was remade as Heartbeat (1946), with Ginger Rogers
and Basil Rathbone
.
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
directed by Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...
, and starring Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux is a French actress and singer, who has appeared in more than 110 films since 1931. She is one of France's great movie stars and her eight-decade career is among the longest in film history....
and Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin (actor)
Claude Dauphin was a French actor. He appeared in over 130 films between 1930 and 1978.He was born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne. His father was Maurice Étienne Legrand, a poet who wrote as Franc-Nohain, and who was the librettist for Maurice Ravel's opera L'heure espagnole.Dauphin married...
.
It tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school, who tries to steal foreign ambassador's watch but falls in love with the diplomat.
The film was remade as Heartbeat (1946), with Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century....
and Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films...
.
External links
- Battement de coeur at filmsdefrance.com
- Battement de coeur at cinema-francais.fr