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Heartbeats

2010 · 97 min · Director: Xavier Dolan, Xavier Dolan ★ IMDb 7 · 31,275 ratings

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In a story interspersed with interview tales of romantic pitfalls, friendship turns to romantic rivalry for gay man Francis and straight woman Marie when a veritable Adonis named Nicolas enters their lives. Sexual tensions mount as Francis and Marie await Nicolas' show of preference.

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Emotional fingerprint

Heartbeats (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Melancholy
  • Sympathy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Melancholy
Sympathy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityMelancholySympathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor33 %11 %14 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Not enough subtitle evidence29 %8 %11 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor30 %5 %8 %17 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Love33 %8 %12 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love34 %13 %17 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Love37 %23 %22 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Melancholy44 %38 %28 %27 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Melancholy47 %36 %26 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor45 %15 %17 %17 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor39 %6 %13 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor35 %8 %16 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Love39 %12 %24 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension46 %18 %28 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension52 %29 %33 %12 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Melancholy55 %45 %42 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Melancholy57 %48 %46 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Love59 %42 %48 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Sympathy61 %48 %54 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Melancholy56 %50 %48 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Melancholy44 %40 %32 %18 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

XD
Xavier Dolan

Francis

AD
Anne Dorval

Désirée

AB
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé

Young Woman

OM
Olivier Morin

Young Man

ML
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau

Young Woman

ÉB
Éric Bruneau

Young Man

GL
Gabriel Lessard

Young Man

BD
Bénédicte Décary

Young Woman

FB
François Bernier

Baise 1

BM
Benoît McGinnis

Baise 2

FD
François-Xavier Dufour

Baise 3

AH
Anthony Huneault

Antonin

PT
Patricia Tulasne

Hairdresser

JH
Jody Hargreaves

Jody

CP
Clara Palardy

Clara

MP
Minou Petrowski

Cashier

PS
Perrette Souplex

Coiffeuse

SD
Sophie Desmarais

Rockabill

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 31,275 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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