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Heartbeat

1938 · 132 min

A gentle, talky old-fashioned charmer that ambles along with broad comic warmth and a soft heart.

Directed by
Marcel Pagnol
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Henri Poupon
Overview
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.

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Directed by
Marcel Pagnol
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Henri Poupon
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Marcel Pagnol
Written by
Marcel Pagnol
Starring
Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Henri Poupon, Orane Demazis, Léon Belières, Jean Castan, Odette Roger, Charles Blavette
Cinematography
Willy Faktorovitch
Runtime
132 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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