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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   3,742 votes
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Director:
Patrice Leconte
Writer:
Claude Klotz (writer)
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Release Date:
2 October 2002 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama 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
User Comments:
Unpretentious, yet French! more

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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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.
Runtime:
90 min
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Annonay, Ardèche, France more
Company:
Ciné B more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Milan: Why two combs and two toothbrushes?
Monsieur Manesquier: There are two kinds of men. Those who say, "I must buy a toothbrush; I've lost mine," they're adventurers. And those who have an extra brush.
Milan: What are they?
Monsieur Manesquier: Planners, at best.
Milan: You have two of everything?
Monsieur Manesquier: [smiles] No, three!
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Movie Connections:
Remade as Man on the Train (2009) more

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How does it end?
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9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Unpretentious, yet French!, 13 August 2004
Author: darienwerfhorst from United States

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!

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