Their bond proves the power and omniscience that love and friendship can. Released may 25th, 2012, the intouchables stars francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny, audrey fleurot the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The comedy parts would probably get a 10 in my opinion the inouchables is the best french movie ive ver seen. It will have you rolling on the floor laughing one minute and reaching for your hankie the next.
An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human. Intouchables english subtitled 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. Hollywood rules the movie world, dominating the box office in every country where american films are freely shown. French movie intouchables doesnt fully translate by mick lasalle may 31, 2012 updated. Jun 01, 2012 the intouchables frances second biggest film hit tells the story of a ritzy white quadriplegic francois cluzet who hires a bald, senegaleseborn thug omar sy to take care of him. The elusive comedian wants to star in an american remake of this international hit. May 22, 2012 a still from the intouchables the intouchables. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The directors received the hope award from this foundation in newyork city on november 28, 2012. Olivier nakache, eric toledano directors another fine illustration of the old tenet things are not always as they appear. Nine weeks after its release in france on 2 november 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in france. Mar 27, 2012 like many weinsteins titles, the intouchables recently drummed up controversy when ultra rightwing french politician jean marie le pen condemned the film for shining a positive light on. Nov 04, 20 the french film, the chorus, was a hugely popular traveling angel drama with music.
Intouchables in rendezvous with french cinema festival. The french film, the chorus, was a hugely popular traveling angel drama with music. Chris tucker eyes a remake of french comedy the intouchables nov, 2012. Intouchables, directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache, starring francois cluzet and omar sy is possibly the best french movie of the year. The intouchables tells the true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established french nobility, who lost his wife in an accident and whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, goodhumored, black muslim excon as his caretaker.
The intouchables was released in 2012 on friday, may 25, 2012 in 4 theaters. F rom the title, one may be a little unsure what the movie is about. The intouchables arrives from france the new york times. To balance the title, the the, although part of official us title, should be. Jul, 2017 omar sy talked to lorenza munoz about the intouchables, his rise, and whether the movie is racist. The intouchables has broken box office records in its native france and across. The intouchables 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
The intouchables also known as untouchable uk, is a 2011 french buddy comedydrama. So how to explain the startling success of the french dramatic comedy intouchables. Francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny, audrey fleurot. The awardwinning french drama the intouchables is about a rich, white parisian quadriplegic who hires a black excon as his livein personal assistant. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this movie is the highestgrossing frenchlanguage film of all time after watching it, it is easy to see why. Movie talk the intouchables france, 2012 noticed that the one theater local to me that ever shows indieforeign language stuff has this one playing. May 25, 2012 the intouchables says both worlds can liveand conquertogether.
In particular, it has played every year at the windsor international film festival since 2012. Its a charming buddy movie with one small twist one of the guys is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, the other one his nurse. And so, we begin the story with these two intouchables. Critic mark jenkins says the intouchables is likable, but airbrushes the sociocultural conflicts inherent in its material. Intouchables is one of those perfect movies, that will easily and instantly make anyones alltime top 10 list. May 30, 2012 it might help to think of the intouchables as a french spinoff of driving miss daisy, retitled pushing monsieur philippe. After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. The intouchables goes where other comedies do not dare to come and bring the really wrong humor at perfect moments. After sixteen weeks, more than 19 million people had seen the film in france. Cnn ibn ibnlive french film the intouchables is what one might describe as a genuine crowdpleaser. Based on a true story, the intouchables, a feelgood french film directed by olivier nakache and eric toledano, shares the relationship between philippe francois cluzet, a wealthy invalid. It might help to think of the intouchables as a french spinoff of driving miss daisy, retitled pushing monsieur philippe.
The intouchables is an ingratiating french comedy of crossracial friendship. The intouchables tells the true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established french nobility, who lost his. 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 02, 2011 directed by olivier nakache, eric toledano. Apr 11, 2012 the intouchables tells the true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established french nobility, who lost his wife in an accident and whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, goodhumored, black muslim excon as his caretaker. Loosely based on a true story, the story follows how paralyzed aristocrat philippe francois cluzet gives downandout petty criminal driss omar sy a chance to be his health aide, even. The inouchables is the best french movie ive ver seen. Sep 06, 2012 t he french have done it again, striking cinematic gold with another unlikely film. See more ideas about the intouchables, movie tv, movies.
This is not because of a lack of worthy contenders, but truly because intouchables is that profound. May 24, 2012 hollywood rules the movie world, dominating the box office in every country where american films are freely shown. For the french, if this movie is to be criticized, its for being delusional and politically correct, not racist. 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. With francois cluzet, omar sy, anne le ny, audrey fleurot. The elusive comedian wants to star in an american remake of this international hit about an excon who takes a job caring. Nov 02, 2011 chris tucker eyes a remake of french comedy the intouchables nov, 2012. The intouchables frances second biggest film hit tells the story of a ritzy white quadriplegic francois cluzet who hires a bald, senegaleseborn thug omar sy to.
The intouchables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is a story that has been told time and again in the movies, and sometimes the performances overcome the. The intouchables says both worlds can liveand conquertogether. As the annual rendezvous with french cinema series begins in new york city on thursday with a screening of the blockbuster intouchables, frances film industry is jubilant. The intouchables 2012 recommended by agoodmovietowatch. Driss sy is driving philippes cluzet maserati quattroporte at high speed. First it was the artist, a love story embraced by audiences and showered with oscars even though it is silent. Based upon the book you changed my life by abdel sellou, we see the story of driss and. May 25, 2012 the intouchables is an ingratiating french comedy of crossracial friendship. The intouchables, a new subtitled frenchlanguage foreign film by the weinstein company, does precisely that. In uk, the film is called untouchable should have been untouchables, as amazon uk calls it.
The french title omits the and uses just intouchables. The intouchables, a lively if largely predictable parisian comedy about a wealthy quadriplegic and his neerdowell immigrant caretaker, has become the biggest. It dark humor shines through the cracks made by the drama. Based on a true story, a popular awardwinning french film follows the. Everything you need to know about the intouchables movie 2012. Racial comedy, french style the intouchables is the biggest foreignlanguage film of all time. If intouchables simply struck all the beats of a traveling angel comedy, it probably would have been a hit at the box office. Mar 01, 2012 as the annual rendezvous with french cinema series begins in new york city on thursday with a screening of the blockbuster intouchables, frances film industry is jubilant. After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.
Hit french movie intouchables has some crying racism. People queue to view french film intouchables directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache on november 15, 2011 in paris. T he french have done it again, striking cinematic gold with another unlikely film. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including men in black iii, chernobyl diaries and moonrise kingdom. A noted blockbuster in france, the intouchables is an inspiring, funny, sappy, truetolife tearjerker that works mostly due to the charismatic performances of omar sy and francoiz cluzet, whose excellent chemistry helps the film overcome some of its downfalls. Like many weinsteins titles, the intouchables recently drummed up controversy when ultra rightwing french politician jean marie le pen condemned the film for shining a positive light on. Feelgood trailer for french phenomenon the intouchables.