Adèle Exarchopoulos, Francois Civil and Malick Frika react after the screening of the film ‘Beating Hearts’ at the 77th Cannes Film Festival | Photo credit: Loic Venance

Gilles Lellouche’s film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Beating Hearts (L’Amour Auf) The performance, which left the audience spellbound, ended with a 15-minute standing ovation at the Grand Théâtre Lumiere. This rapturous reception is the longest clapping of Cannes 2024, surpassing the 12-minute ovation of the previous night. the revenge.

Beating Hearts, a modern reinterpretation of the classic Romeo and Juliet The story stars François Civil, best known for his role as D’Artagnan in the previous year’s film. three Musketeers Reboot, and Palme d’Or winner Adèle Exarchopoulos blue is the warmest color They portray childhood sweethearts who are separated by a past involving gang violence and wrongful imprisonment, but reunite years later against all odds.

The film’s supporting cast includes Raphaël Quénard, Benoît Poelvoorde, Élodie Bouchez, Vincent Lacoste, Alain Chabat and Jean-Pascal Zadi.

Adapted from the 1997 novel by Neville Thompson Jackie loves Johnser okay? Lellouche relocates to France for this story, set in the tough Ballyfermot suburb of Dublin in the 1980s. He collaborated on the screenplay with his partner Ahmed Hamidi in the 2018 comedy sink or swimand Audrey Dewan, Venice Golden Lion winner.

At Unifrance’s Paris Rendez-Vous in January, Lellouche expressed his passion for the source material, saying, “I fell in love with this book and this story about a violent love story. I jumped into this adventure with Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan.”

The film, distributed by StudioCanal, will be released in France on October 16.