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L'homme du train (2002)
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Director:
Writer:
Claude Klotz (writer)
Release Date:
2 October 2002 (Belgium)
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Tagline:
A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
Plot:
At a deserted train station, a teacher and a gangster meet and realize that each might have been better suited to the other man's way of life...
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6 wins
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
With Bezucha in, Who's Too Cool to Play 'Train'?
(From ioncinema. 24 April 2008)
Trailer and Poster: My Best Friend
(From ioncinema. 8 June 2007)
(From ioncinema. 24 April 2008)
Trailer and Poster: My Best Friend
(From ioncinema. 8 June 2007)
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Wonderful drama about two men who want to switch places...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jean Rochefort | ... | Monsieur Manesquier | |
| Johnny Hallyday | ... | Milan | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | ... | Luigi | |
| Charlie Nelson | ... | Max | |
| Pascal Parmentier | ... | Sadko | |
| Isabelle Petit-Jacques | ... | Viviane | |
| Edith Scob | ... | Manesquier's Sister | |
| Maurice Chevit | ... | Hairdresser | |
| Riton Liebman | ... | Burly Guy | |
| Olivier Fauron | ... | Schoolboy | |
| Véronique Kapoyan | ... | Baker | |
| Elsa Duclot | ... | Waitress | |
| Armand Chagot | ... | Gardener | |
| Michel Laforest | ... | Pharmacist | |
| Alain Guellaff | ... | Surgeon |
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Also Known As:
The Man on the Train (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Das zweite Leben des Monsieur Manesquier (Germany)
Man on the Train (USA)
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Das zweite Leben des Monsieur Manesquier (Germany)
Man on the Train (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief violence.
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Runtime:
90 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Germany:12 |
Spain:T |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:A |
Denmark:11 |
France:U |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12A |
USA:R
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Remade as Man on the Train (2009)
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1st watched 8/9/2003 - 7 out of 10(Dir-Patrice Leconte): Wonderful drama about two men who want to switch places in life because each is bored of what their life has become. One is a bank robber, and the other is a retired poetry teacher. The bank robber is plain tired of the excitement and the other wants excitement in his life. The retired poetry teacher also has an upcoming triple-bypass heart surgery that lends to his aggressiveness about trying out the other lifestyle. Like many French dramas, this movie takes it's time and explores the characters and let's us get to know them. This is `so' lacking in most American films these days and therefore this is a breath of fresh air for those who are okay with reading subtitles. While watching this movie you get the feeling that you're watching two `real' people interacting despite their differences. Do they ever switch places? Well, sort of but like other French dramas `reality' is where the film stays for the most part. The ability for the characters to understand and accept each other is `just' wonderful and makes a wonderful statement about how we should `all' interact and I think this is what makes this film remarkable.