Heartbeat (1939)

Original title

Batticuore

Directed by

Mario Camerini

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young woman gets involved in a series of romantic misunderstandings. The story follows her as she navigates relationships and comedic situations.

lightheartedromanticwhimsicalbreezycheerfulplayfulold-fashioned

What happens

Heartbeat (Italian: Batticuore) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, John Lodge and Rubi D'Alma. It was remade in France as Beating Heart in 1940, and then again in Hollywood as a 1946 film of the same title starring Ginger Rogers and Basil Rathbone. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It is part of the tradition of White Telephone comedies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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