Meeting a movie team on location near his house, a young man saw a lots of encouragment for his dreaming carreer as a movie star in what was only sarcasm from the members of the team. (This...
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Title: Heartbeat (1938)
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| Fernandel | ... | Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz' | |
| Orane Demazis | ... | Françoise | |
| Fernand Charpin | ... | L'oncle Baptiste Fabre (as Charpin) | |
| Léon Belières | ... | Meyerboom | |
| Enrico Glori | ... | Bodigar Glazunoff | |
| Robert Vattier | ... | Astruc | |
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Marcel Maupi | ... | Le barman |
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Louisard | ... | Charlet |
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Henri Poupon | ... | Galubert |
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Robert Bassac | ... | Dromart |
| Charles Blavette | ... | Martelette (as Blavette) | |
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Jean Castan | ... | Casimir Fabre |
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André Pollack | ... | L'avoué (as Pollack) |
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Charblay | ... | Adolphe, le portier du studio |
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Tyrand | ... | Le pape (as Tyran) |
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Meeting a movie team on location near his house, a young man saw a lots of encouragment for his dreaming carreer as a movie star in what was only sarcasm from the members of the team. (This is the caracteristic of a schountz: someone who see himself as a born movie comedian and is blind on the critics to his dream) After he has signed a fake contract which he blindly take as genuine even if it is ridiculous, he starts to Paris without money to make his carreer. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>
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sarcasm | movie role | reference to the prodigal son | last will and testament | movie poster |Genres:
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The movie was shot a second time because the confusion around the first shooting when Marcel Pagnol was writing the scenario day by day. Unavailable for the second shooting, Pierre Brasseur was replaced by Roger Forster (I) but some of the shots involving Brasseur were still used. See more »Goofs
Unavailable for the second shooting (see trivia entry), Pierre Brasseur was replaced by Roger Forster but some of the shots involving Brasseur were still used. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
4 September 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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| (1939) | (TCM print) | (premiere)Sound Mix:
Mono (Philips Soundsystem)Color:
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I like this film. It stands out as something completely different in the catalog of Pagnol films - not quite free of the heavy sentiment, but approaching being truly screwball. Irenee's idiotic hopefulness isn't as touching as it is funny - a triumph of Fernandel's hulking gawkiness. Somewhere out there the Marx Brothers, Alphonse Allais and Mark Twain are probably smiling.