The Eighth Day
(1996)
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The Eighth Day
(1996)
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| Daniel Auteuil | ... |
Harry
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Pascal Duquenne | ... |
Georges
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| Miou-Miou | ... |
Julie
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Henri Garcin | ... |
Le directeur de la banque
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Isabelle Sadoyan | ... |
Georges' Mother
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Michele Maes | ... |
Nathalie
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Fabienne Loriaux | ... |
Fabienne
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Hélène Roussel | ... |
Julie's mother
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Alice van Dormael | ... |
Alice
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Juliette Van Dormael | ... |
Juliette
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Didier De Neck | ... |
Fabienne's husband
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Marie-Pierre Meinzel |
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Sabrina Leurquin | ... |
Serveuse du snack
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Laszlo Harmati | ... |
Luis Mariano
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Jean Bollery |
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Georges has Down's syndrome, living at a mental-institution. Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife nor his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person. Written by Mattias Thuresson
The number of times I've had tears in my eyes when watching a movie are few. And there is only one time when I have really cried and that was when I saw this movie. This movie has some kliches but I really don't care. I cry even as I write this and it was quite some time since I saw it. It is perfectly acted and all the production values are good, but what really matters is the simple and wonderful message. We all know it in our hearts, but it is not always easy to remember that the only thing that really matters in life is LOVE in all it's forms. It's only when we love that we're truly alive. I know how sentimental I sound and I promise I'm not usually like that. I'm quite a cynic. This movie has brought out stronger feelings of both sorrow and happiness in me than any other movies and it will probably always be the first movie I recommend others to see.