Fresh
Heartbeat Detector works on so many levels at once that its power is difficult to capture.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Heartbeat Detector
2007 · 2h 23m · Not Rated
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Nicolas Klotz
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Heartbeat Detector
Overview
A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.
Director and cast
- Nicolas Klotz Director
- Mathieu Amalric as Simon Kessler
- Michael Lonsdale as Mathias Jüst
- Édith Scob as Lucy Jüst
- Lou Castel as Arie Neumann
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Karl Rose
- Valérie Dréville as Lynn Sanderson
- Laëtitia Spigarelli as Louisa
- Delphine Chuillot as Isabelle
- Nicolas Maury as Tavera
- Rémy Carpentier as Jacques Paolini
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As driven by linguistics and euphemism as this film is, it's also a slippery and wonderfully acted drama%u2014Michael Clayton with a far more troubling moral landscape.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Though it is in part a stinging commentary on the soullessness of the corporate suit, Nicolas Klotz's film is extremely slow to get on track.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Heartbeat Detector earns its points, arriving at a potent conclusion with a stealth and meticulousness that knocks the wind out of you.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Fresh
Klotz walks a perilous tightrope between profundity and pretension without ever tipping into the chasm.
Scott Foundas, Village Voice
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