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Beating Heart (1940)
Director: Henri Decoin
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin, André Luguet, Junie Astor
Runtime97 min
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Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.
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Beating Heart, a 1940 drama directed by Henri Decoin, tells the story of a young woman who escapes from reform school and tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch, only to end up falling in love with him. While the film's critical reception is not widely documented, it appears to have been a modestly received drama of its era.
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Directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Henri Decoin in 1940, Beating Heart blends dramatic tension and romance in a unique story of a young woman escaping from reform school who unexpectedly falls for a foreign ambassador. Starring the talented Danielle Darrieux, this film offers a captivating character-driven plot and showcase's Decoin's distinctive directorial style.
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Beating Heart is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin and André Luguet. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film' sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier. It was inspired by the 1939 Italian film Heartbeat. The film was remade in Hollywood as Heartbeat in 1946 starring Ginger Rogers and Basil Rathbone.
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