tom live an unscrupulous life work for the real estate business . he and his colleague use the nasty mean to oust the occupant . fighting and tear the room into piece and put snake ( or rat . ) through the door slit the beginning of the film be full of violent happening in the dark . there isn not the faint sign that this electro lover approach his 30 can be a talented pianist . his life be change when he meet an old colleague of his mother who remind him that his mom be a brilliant concert pianist . he be invite for an audition and since then his life be fill with his passionate pursuit of his dream . he have lesson every day with a chinese pianist miao lin . the chinese girl can hardly speak any french and nor be she very expressive of her emotion . it be quite intriguing to observe how they interact in the film . the effort he spend on the preparation have change him . when he go back to his real estate job and the beat of his heart stop a he come to see how spiteful a life he have have . it be wise to leave it like this without further description . this make the end more enigmatic . two day after watch the film i be still ponder what be mean by the glance at the end and what kind of emotion tom must have and why he do not kill the russian guy . romain duris be a brilliant actor . most scene be emotionally intense and very well act . i be excite to see how he listen to and play music . not only be the piano piece please and the techno also thrill ( trance be great . ) . i like it so much the way it portray the dark side of his life at the beginning . a hard but realistic film which deserve one mental effort .