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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Claude Klotz (writer)
Release Date:
2 October 2002 (Belgium) more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more
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)
User Comments:
Unpretentious, yet French! more (74 total)
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 |
Additional Details
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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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief violence.
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Runtime:
90 min
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France | Germany | UK | Switzerland
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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) more
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How does it end?more
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This is a beautifully acted and written story of two older men dealing with regret. The dialogue is witty, but never self-conscious and the performances are great. Johnny Hallyday (The Elvis of France!) is especially surprising in his role as the bank robber at the end of his career.
The story is well paced, and unlike a lot of French movies, it's not just a bunch of talking heads, but a real story with compelling characters. The two strangers meet by hazard and forge a close relationship, each trading bits and pieces of their lives. The scene where Jean Roquefort gives Johnny his slippers is a literal manifestation of their efforts to change their lives, albeit late in life.
A lovely little film from beginning to end!