Question humaine, La, (Heartbeat Detector)

Question humaine, La, (Heartbeat Detector) (2007)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (684 ratings)

As a Parisian petrochemical company forges on into the 21st century, the in-house human resources psychologist leads a probe that proves the ghosts of the previous century still hold sway over current events in director Nicolas Klotz's labyrinthine drama. Simon (Mathieu Amalric) is a human resources… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Nicolas Klotz
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Sep 12, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Apr 29, 2008
New Yorker

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

    Heartbeat Detector works on so many levels at once that its power is difficult to capture.

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    As driven by linguistics and euphemism as this film is, it's also a slippery and wonderfully acted drama%u2014Michael Clayton with a far more troubling moral landscape.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    Though it is in part a stinging commentary on the soullessness of the corporate suit, Nicolas Klotz's film is extremely slow to get on track.

  • Jan Stuart, Newsday

    Heartbeat Detector earns its points, arriving at a potent conclusion with a stealth and meticulousness that knocks the wind out of you.

  • Scott Foundas, Village Voice

    Klotz walks a perilous tightrope between profundity and pretension without ever tipping into the chasm.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • First L


    It's easy to paint all of nazi germany as sadistic monsters, ripping the heads off of babies and throwing them into ovens, but the truth is a little more disturbing. We must rationalize and demonize in order to cope with the fact that some of these monsters, these murderers,… More

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Heartbeat Detector," Simon Kessler(Mathieu Amalric) is a psychologist working for a French subsidiary of a German company that has fired half of its workforce in the past year. So, it is no surprise that he has taken a personal interest in the… More

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