Movie #608 "The Intouchables" --- saw this gem of a movie at the Phoenix Film Festival after seeing two previous ones and this was by far one of the best movies of the three (could be one of the best films I've ever seen!) We LOVED this one! And it's the movie that was missing from the Academy Award nominated films for 2012 --- one that should have won because there is very little wrong with it (no negatives, I could think of) It's a french film (the second most popular in France of all time, and the actor beat out Dujardin (artist) for the Cesar Award this year (French Academy Awards) and he is sooooooooooooo much better!. It was also cool to see Francois Cluzet as Phillipe (loved his Cesar-winning performance in "Tell no One," another film I loved) who looked so much like Dustin Hoffman throughout the film. Driss (Omar Sy) is so winning that you can't take your eyes off of him --- he's that good in the film, and the film talks so much about opposites attracting, how we should treat paraplegics, how you need a sense of humor in the thick of tragedy; you also learn some history of France and how they treat their minorities, etc. Can't say enough nice about this one, and one big question surfaced in the theatre when it was done. Why wasn't this movie released in the united States, and we are hoping they do release it because it is wonderful, and we highly recommend it!
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The Intouchables
Intouchables
(2011) NR
In this compelling story based on true events, affluent quadriplegic Phillipe hires Driss -- a young Parisian petty criminal -- to be his caregiver, and the two form an unexpected bond that changes both their lives.
Genre:Comedies, Dramas, Foreign Movies, Foreign Comedies
This movie is:Understated, Witty
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