CPH:PIX 2011 Nominated Politiken''s Audience Award Xavier Dolan    Cannes Film Festival 2010 Won Regards Jeunes Prize Xavier Dolan  Nominated Un Certain Regard Award Xavier Dolan    Chicago International Film Festival 2010 Nominated Gold Hugo New Directors Competition Xavier Dolan (director)    César Awards, France 2011 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Xavier Dolan    Genie Awards 2011 Nominated Genie Best Motion Picture Xavier Dolan  Carole Mondello  Daniel Morin  Best Achievement in Direction Xavier Dolan  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Anne-Élisabeth Bossé  Best Achievement in Cinematography Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron    Hamptons International Film Festival 2010 Won Cinematography Award Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron  Nominated Golden Starfish Award Narrative Feature Xavier Dolan    International Cinephile Society Awards 2011 Won ICS Award Best Picture Not Released in 2010   Jutra Awards 2011 Won Jutra Best International Motion Picture (Film s''étant le plus illustré à l''extérieur du Québec) Nominated Jutra Best Film (Meilleur Film) Xavier Dolan  Daniel Morin  Carole Mondello  Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation) Xavier Dolan  Best Editing (Meilleur Montage Image) Xavier Dolan  Best Hairstyling (Meilleure Coiffure)   Rotterdam International Film Festival 2011 Won MovieZone Award Xavier Dolan    Sydney Film Festival 2010 Won Sydney Film Prize Best Film Xavier Dolan

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The story of three close friends who are involved in a love-triangle.
Heartbeats (French: Les Amours imaginaires) is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Xavier Dolan. It follows the story of two friends who both fall in love with the same man. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Heartbeats received generally positive reviews, currently holding a 74% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "An art film to the max, Heartbeats‍ '' intriguing and appealing premise is sometimes buried by director Xavier Dolan''s filmmaking flourishes."[4] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics'' reviews, the film has a 70/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

User Reviews
Oh Wow. Wasn''t expecting that!
17 August 2013 | by hughman55 (hnballet@aol.com) (Texas)
This is a great little film but you have to be a little patient. The writer/director and star, Xavier Dolan, has done a masterful job in telling a simple story in a very interesting way. The writing is restrained and a study in the economy of words. I loved it. Dolan''s directing is seasoned and insightful. He stages his scenes with lots of color and creative camera angles to amazing effect whether it''s the color of an umbrella on a rainy day, a dress, or common inventory on a store shelf. It is visually stunning and stylish. Between Dolan and the other two leads played by Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider, you have a powerfully subtle ensemble. I wasn''t so sure about Schneider until near the end when I realized how aloof his "NIko" had to be in order for the film to work at the end. He looks like he stepped off of a Greek coin, and at first you get the impression he''s just there to look pretty. Not so. Dolan and Chokri give outstanding performances as best friends, who are not exactly single, but eschew the real people in their lives for the imaginary one they dream to snag. This is not a movie to be over analyzed. Just watch it and enjoy. There''s a false ending that is adorable. The real ending, about five minutes later, just made me laugh out loud. If you like good films and enjoy watching boundless creativity on display, watch this one. It might be criticized by some for being "slow". It''s not. It real.