Oct 03, 2016 the movie the intouchables portrays the dual stories of philippe, a wealthy quadriplegic parisian who is currently in search for a caretaker, and driss, an impoverished man who is searching for employment. The intouchables i f you havent yet seen this movie. Apparently the second highest grossing french film of all time after bienvenue chez les chtis, this french comedydrama, loosely based on a true story, is heartwarming, thoughtprovoking, funny and engrossing. Anything can happen, as the unexpected has happened time and time again throughout. The intouchables written and directed by olivier nakache and eric toledano, 2011 october 26, 20 march 1, 2014 sammy hepper this french biographical comedy drama follows a man from the projects who is chosen to care for a quadriplegic.
I chose the dancing scene from the intouchables, because it show cases best what the movie is about comedic fun, happy emotions, high energy, and yet, intimacy. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The american remake of the popular 2011 french drama the intouchables has received an early 2018 release date. It handles its potentially prickly subject matter with kid gloves, but intouchables gets by thanks to its strong cast and some remarkably sensitive direction. San sebastian the kings speech meets driving miss daisy in untouchables intouchables, a loosely basedonfact french tale of a quadriplegic white. Omar sy the intouchables in france, a star emerges. Omar sy plays driss in the hit french film the intouchables. Everything you need to know about the intouchables movie. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The intouchables official movie trailer hd duration. Intouchables had a huge success in france maybe because its based on a true story and because it makes people laugh and cry. You can try to resist the humour in the intouchables, a lovely light drama about an unlikely friendship, but you wont last long.
Light hearted humor throughout the film to show how happy each character makes one another. Badass lines, violence, explosions, love, intrigue, mystery, naked chicks, casper van dien being handsome with a butt shot, a coed shower scene, nph, a busey, michael ironside being badass, arena football, brain bugs, the game changing flip six three hole, and laser tag. Nov 02, 2011 and rather than try to revive the new wave or emulate hollywood like most widely seen french films of late, intouchables harnesses its core strengths ease with intimacy, willingness to ridicule anything and brutal honesty and delivers one of the funniest, most honest and touching films i have ever seen. French film intouchables saluted for depicting life in the.
Its a charming buddy movie with one small twist one of the guys is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, the other one his nurse. May 07, 2020 these are the best french movies for french learners may 7, 2020 january 21, 2019 by alysa salzberg no matter how motivated and interested you are in learning a language, lets face it. The intouchables became the second most successful french film after being in theaters for 9 weeks comes second to welcome to the sticks it is the most successful film in german history, and the most successful french movie in the netherlands. But whats really surprising is how well it did internationally, taking in 281 million dollars, unheard of for a french film. Racial comedy, french style the intouchables is the biggest foreignlanguage film of all time. The original movie follows a quadriplegic man named philippe francois cluzet who forms an unlikely friendship with his caretaker, driss omar sy, who is recently out of prison. The movie the intouchables is a french film about an unlikely friendship that develops between two very different men when driss, a man from the projects, becomes the caretaker of philipee, a wealthy quadriplegic man. It might help to think of the intouchables as a french spinoff of driving miss daisy, retitled pushing monsieur philippe. This is not because of a lack of worthy contenders, but truly because intouchables is that profound. Based on the true story of a wealthy paraplegic who develops an unlikely friendship with a guy from the street whom he hires to be his aide. The intouchables by the intouchables motion picture.
Like the irish film critique tara brady said about the film. The intouchables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The intouchables tells the true story of a quadriplegic aristocrat whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, goodhumored excon as his caretaker. Les intouchables received 8 nominations at the cesar awards in 2012, and omar sy received the cesar award for best actor. The instrumental score of this movie is very good, you can use it long with very knew good intrumental themes in low sound ambient, and the pop side except ewf, that is very famous, very good but also very spread, is very good also, fresh music for listen or for be used in parties or as low sound. The film stars francois cluzet as phillipe, a rich, cultured man who is paralysed after a paragliding accident. I havent thought about it in years but it randomly popped into my mind just now. Movies like the intouchables if you like the intouchables you are looking for touching, uplifting and realistic movies about with friendship, disability, life philosophy, lifestyle change, culture clash, french and friends themes of biography, comedy and drama genre shot in france.
Its a story about two unlikely people who end up connected in a way only reality could conjure up. Olivier nakache, eric toledano directors another fine illustration of the old tenet things are not always as they appear. Highlights the horrors of the french projects, and the. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this movie. As a fan of the original french film the intouchables, i was curious about the american remake when it was announced. May 22, 2012 a still from the intouchables the intouchables. The intouchables, an awkward title that translates as untouchable, is seriously silly business. Movie info an irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, the intouchables has broken box office records in its native france and across europe. Nov 26, 2016 intouchables had a huge success in france maybe because its based on a true story and because it makes people laugh and cry. It is a very wellliked movie by people from all over the world.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The intouchables works as a crowdpleaser not because it. The intouchables became the highest grossing nonenglishspeaking movie in frances history, taking in 166 million dollars. Cowritten and directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache, the film is based on a true. This amazing film is the original french version of the story retold by american cinema. A man accustomed to his independence now finds himself in a state that compromises his previous lack of relying on people. It handles its potentially prickly subject matter with kid gloves, but intouchables gets by thanks to its strong. The awardwinning french drama the intouchables is about a rich, white parisian quadriplegic who hires a black excon as his livein personal assistant. A few weeks after its release it became one of the biggest french box office hits of all time. In 2011, the film intouchables became the most watched film in france including the foreign films. Christophe narbonne, a film critic at the french magazine premiere, said intouchables was a sensation because of good writing, acting and directing but also its subtle, britishstyle humour. The intouchables, an album by the intouchables motion picture soundtrack on spotify.
Can someone explain the title of the intouchables 2011. Le figaro has recently reported that intouchables is now also the french film most viewed abroad, beating even amelie to the top post on the podium. Historial reception and influence the intouchables. Touching on the legacies of french colonialism open this photo in gallery.
May 24, 2012 the intouchables, an awkward title that translates as untouchable, is seriously silly business. Sep 09, 2012 philippe francois cluzet, an affluent man, has the world piling up on his shoulders when tragedy strikes in a paragliding accident leaving him paralyzed in the second biggest french movie ever the intouchables. The film won many awards, including the cesar for colead omar cy. May 30, 2012 it might help to think of the intouchables as a french spinoff of driving miss daisy, retitled pushing monsieur philippe. The story of a bitter, injured man who meets the charismatic, criminal man is a story for all. Its definitively a feelgoodmovie, but in addition to this, eric toledano and olivier nakache dare to dig a little deeper, show real people and the whole scale of human feelings. A stuffy rich employer finds his life enriched by a wise black man from the paris ghettos and takes lessons in funky music and the joys of marijuana. The feelgood movie won numerous awards in france, but has met with a mixed reaction in the u.
Driss sy is driving philippes cluzet maserati quattroporte at high speed. Like i said in the title, it has everything anyone could want in a movie. Effects of sound in film intouchables sound in film. Jun 14, 2017 the american remake of the popular 2011 french drama the intouchables has received an early 2018 release date. Edward douglas may 25, 2012 a year ago, very few americans had heard of french filmmaking duo olivier nakache and eric toledano, despite having made three movies, but the duos fourth film the intouchables may change all that, as its already an enormous global sensation, grossing over. Intouchables full original movie soundtrack ost hq.
When driss, an excon from the projects, is hired to take care of an eccentric french aristocrat named philippe, his newfound job quickly becomes an unpredictable adventure. Moving yet light hearted, les intouchables follows the story of a quadriplegic aristocrat who hires and befriends a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. This is a story that has been told time and again in the movies, and sometimes the. The intouchables on dvd march 5, 20 starring francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny. The intouchables remake gets a release date screen rant. The grain of the picture says urban drama but the lighting stays bouncy and bright. One of the best movies of 20, this french subtitled film is one everyone will love. They each affect each others lives through humor and honesty and end up becoming exactly what each other needed. Intouchables, directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache, starring francois cluzet and omar sy is possibly the best french movie of the year. Felipe a wealthy businessman who has been quadriplegic, due to an accident, is looking for a therapeutic assistant.
The intouchables intouchables 2011 trailer english. Lequipier is a 2004 french film directed by philippe lioret and starring sandrine bonnaire, emilie dequenne, gregori derangere, and philippe torreton. Together with great cinematography, the story offers many interesting points for discussion and analysis. Based on the true story of philippe pozzi di borgo and his caregiver abdel sellou. The french movie makes looking after a quadriplegic more fun than it probably is. Speeding a maserati through paris, seducing women and paragliding over the alps is just the beginning, as driss turns the often humorous world of upperclass parisian. Cnn ibn ibnlive french film the intouchables is what one might describe as a genuine crowdpleaser. Philippe francois cluzet, an affluent man, has the world piling up on his shoulders when tragedy strikes in a paragliding accident leaving him paralyzed in the second biggest french movie ever the intouchables a man accustomed to his independence now. Intouchables or the untouchables has confounded french critics who dreaded the possibility of a clicheridden, hamfisted take on the poor suburban banlieue, race and disability. Nine weeks after its release in france on 2 november 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in france, just behind the 2008 film welcome to the.
Its funny, its light hearted, and its a movie about a real friendship based on a true story. The intouchables written and directed by olivier nakache and eric toledano, 2011 october 26, 20 march 1, 2014 sammy hepper this french biographical comedy drama follows a man from the projects who is chosen to. These are the best french movies for french learners. After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. The intouchables brings a new, refreshing level to the genre it only took a reallife, improbable friendship to inspire the making of the film. In this film image released by the weinstein company, anne le, left, francois cluzet, and omar sy, right. In order to get away with his speeding, driss claims the quadriplegic philippe must be. Francois cluzet, omar sy les intouchables poster plot moving yet lighthearted, les intouchables follows the story of a quadriplegic aristocrat who hires and befriends a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. Cowritten and directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache, the. In the intouchables the sound effects, dialogue, and music in the opening scene made me paint the main characters in a different light than which they were actually depicted in the film. With francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny, audrey fleurot. Nov 09, 2011 intouchables or the untouchables has confounded french critics who dreaded the possibility of a clicheridden, hamfisted take on the poor suburban banlieue, race and disability.
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