Movie
Heartbeats
Overview
Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-06-11
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mifilifilms
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Monia Chokri as Marie
- Niels Schneider as Nicolas
- Xavier Dolan as Francis
- Anne Dorval as Désirée
- Anne-Élisabeth Bossé as Young Woman
- Olivier Morin as Young Man
- Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Young Woman
- Éric Bruneau as Young Man
- Gabriel Lessard as Young Man
- Bénédicte Décary as Young Woman
- François Bernier as Baise 1
- Benoît McGinnis as Baise 2
Crew
- Xavier Dolan - Director
- Xavier Dolan - Screenplay
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