Many intriguing personalities mesh and interact in what is a parallel to the auschwitz nazi camp, where many jewish prisoners died in the 1930s. Director nicholas klotzs subtle suspense film heartbeat detector comes across like a hybrid of heart of darkness and michael clayton. Film socialisme godard, heartbeat detector klotz, inland empire lynch, lost and. Heartbeat detector is an interesting, thoughtprovoking film that challenges the notion of innocence or guilt when it comes to committing evil deeds. Uk trailer for upcoming release of heartbeat detector starring mathieu amalric, direced by nicolas klotz. The film centers on kessler, a psychologist in the human resources department of the french branch of a longestablished german firm. As driven by linguistics and euphemism as this film is, its also a slippery and. Gripping and provocative psychological thriller about corporate responsibility remains tense throughout and despite its long running time. Intriguing, frustrating, exasperating the french film heartbeat detector succeeds best as a. I saw this film without any preconceptions and after about a third of its running time it lasts over 140 minutes i was both nonplussed and. At just under twoandahalf hours, the movie is a horrible bore.
An alternately abstract and blunt intellectual exercise, this artful assemblage of. Director nicholas klotzs subtle suspense film heartbeat detector comes across like a hybrid of heart of darkness and michael clayton, digging into the roots of a psychosis affecting a veteran. Drift away 2010 on war 2008 how much i owe you 2006 nova eva 2010 the rules of the game 2012 gebo and the shadow 2012 bathers the 2002 single trip 2014 never ever 2016 barbara 2017 the eyes, the mouth 1982 the white gloves of the devil 1973 the wound 2003 the decadent influence 1965 irregular seasoning 2011. A movie should never be about words, just as a novel should never have directions for camera angles. The film is based on the 2000 novel by francois emmanuel. Discover 30 cool french movies to watch for the month of september. With mathieu amalric, michael lonsdale, edith scob, lou castel. A psychologist discovers troubling links between nazism and modernday big business. Its all about the personalities and their interesting lives. The firm has recently dismissed 50% of its workforce on criteria. Lornas silence jeanpierre dardenne, luc dardenne, 2008, france.