Directed by:
Jacques AudiardCinematography:
Stéphane FontaineComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï, Gilles Cohen, Linh Dan Pham, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Mélanie Laurent, Emmanuel Finkiel, Vladislav Galard (more)VOD (1)
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Romain Duris stars as Tom, a ne-'er-do-well who works with two scheming real estate men, Fabrice (Jonathan Zaccai) and Sami (Gilles Cohen), who have little or no morals. When Tom sees his mother's old agent, he decides to return to the piano, practicing Bach's Toccata in E Minor for an important audition that he envisions could be a life-changing event. He hires a Vietnamese woman, Miao-Lin (Linh-Dan Pham), as his teacher, even though they speak different languages. While struggling to regain his mastery of the piano -- which he gave up after his virtuoso mother's tragic death -- he is called upon by his partners to participate in shady deals and even help one of them cheat on his wife (Aure Atika). He also has a troublesome relationship with his father (Niels Arestrup), who asks Tom to collect money he is owed, putting him in dangerous situations. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2006 - Best Foreign Independent
European Film Awards
- 2005 - Romain Duris (Best Actor)
- 2005 - Jacques Audiard (People's Choice Award Best Director)
César Awards
- 2006 - Best Film
- 2006 - Jacques Audiard (Best Director)
- 2006 - Niels Arestrup (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2006 - Linh Dan Pham (Most Promising Actress)
- 2006 - Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista (Best Adaptation)
- 2006 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Original Music)
- 2006 - Stéphane Fontaine (Best Cinematography)
- 2006 - Best Editing
- 2006 - Romain Duris (Best Actor)
- 2006 - Best Sound
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2005 - Alexandre Desplat (Silver Bear (Best Film Music))
- 2005 - Jacques Audiard (Golden Bear for Best Film)