The Intouchables (2011)
"Intouchables" (original title)

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.

Directors:

Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

Writers:

Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

Stars:

François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny

Top 250 #64 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
François Cluzet	...	Philippe
Omar Sy	...	Driss
Anne Le Ny	...	Yvonne
Audrey Fleurot	...	Magalie
Joséphine de Meaux	...	La DRH société de courses
Clotilde Mollet	...	Marcelle
Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi	...	Elisa (as Alba Gaïa Bellugi)
Cyril Mendy	...	Adama
Salimata Kamate	...	Fatou
Absa Diatou Toure	...	Mina
Grégoire Oestermann	...	Antoine
Dominique Daguier	...	Amie de Philippe
François Caron	...	Ami de Philippe
Christian Ameri	...	Albert
Thomas Solivéres	...	Bastien, dit le Plumeau

Storyline

In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, the rude African Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit. Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping him. Then Driss can decide whether he would like to stay with him or not. Driss accepts the challenge and moves to the mansion, changing the boring life of Phillipe and his employees.

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Plot Keywords:

paragliding | teenage daughter | reference to barack obama | reference to adolf hitler | 2010s | 

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Taglines:

One man brought a family together...and changed their lives forever.

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [fr] Official Facebook [uk]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

2 November 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

The Intouchables

Filming Locations:

Cabourg, Calvados, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$103,507 (USA) (25 May 2012)

Gross:

$13,179,837 (USA) (11 January 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quad Productions, Chaocorp, Gaumont

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sports car Driss is driving for Philippe is a Maserati Quattroporte.

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Goofs

At the art gallery, when Philippe asked Driss to give him an M&M, Driss reached out and gave him the green one. By the next shot, the candy given to Philippe's mouth is yellow.

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Quotes

Philippe: Tell me Driss, why do you think people are interested in art?
Driss: I don't know, it's a business?
Philippe: No. That's because it's the only thing one leaves behind

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Connections

Featured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #7.63 (2012)
A fragment is shown.

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Soundtracks

"L'Estatte"
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Le Capriccio Francais

User Reviews

Just excellent

I am now trying to find words to describe this movie for an hour. I couldn't.

You've seen it, or you haven't. It's monumental and outrageously good.

The cast is brilliant. The jokes lovely. The story and the idea behind the movie is beautiful. Especially when you've worked/lived with handicapped people. The music is such a perfect choice, it is unbelievable.

I hope this movie makes a plenty of people think about how good their life is and how bad it could have been.

Bottom line: Oscar-worthy. Period.