Heartbeats

Name: Heartbeats
Director: Xavier Dolan
Released: 2010

Xavier Dolan

2010

4.00

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Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.

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Entertainment Weekly
Xavier Dolan is back with another madly stylish Montreal-made delight.
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The A.V. Club
Far from being a liability, Dolan's youthfulness gives it unmistakable vibrancy: This is a love-crazy, movie-crazy affair, laying bare its emotions just as plainly as its influences.
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Time Out
Though his results are sometimes raw, Dolan seems to be chronicling heartache as he discovers it. Indulge him.
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A light, slight, wry look at the beautiful and besotted, which gets away with not having much to say, thanks to its charm and excessive good looks.
75
Observer
Director Dolan gets the feeling of emptiness so right that anyone who has ever known the heartbreak of a crushing affair can easily identify, even with subtitles.
75
IndieWire
In a sense, Heartbeats demonstrates that Dolan has a lot on his mind as a budding filmmaker.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Militantly superficial and revels overmuch in its campy gay sensibility, but is sporadically fun if not taken too seriously.
70
Variety
Splashy colors, oddball framing, super-cool threads and cranked-up retro music supply the picture's bizarre love triangle with a dance-club atmosphere that'll seduce young audiences of most any orientation.

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