Heartbeat (1938)
- Original title
- Le Schpountz
- Directed by
- Marcel Pagnol
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 54 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A unhappy grocery store assistant dreams of being a serious actor. He sneaks into a film studio, where they discover he is actually a natural comedian.
lightheartedplayfulwarmcomedicaspiringmischievousbittersweetwhimsical
What happens
Heartbeat (French: Le schpountz) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis and Fernand Charpin. It was remade in 1999 as Le schpountz, directed by Gérard Oury. It tells the story of an unhappy young grocer's assistant who dreams of becoming a grand dramatic actor, but when he gatecrashes a film studio they realise he is a natural comic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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