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Cast
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| Michel Bouquet | ... | Old Thomas / Voice of Adult Thomas | |
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Jo De Backer | ... | Adult Thomas |
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Thomas Godet | ... | Child Thomas |
| Gisela Uhlen | ... | Old Evelyne | |
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Mireille Perrier | ... | Voice of old Evelyne / Adult Evelyne |
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Sandrine Blancke | ... | Alice |
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Peter Böhlke | ... | Old Alfred |
| Michel Robin | ... | Old Alfred (voice) | |
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Didier Ferney | ... | Adult Alfred |
| Hugo Harold-Harrison | ... | Child Alfred | |
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Fabienne Loriaux | ... | Thomas' Mother |
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Klaus Schindler | ... | Thomas' Father |
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Patrick Waleffe | ... | Voice of Thomas' Father / Official |
| Pascal Duquenne | ... | Adult Cèlestin | |
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François Toumarkine | ... | Adult Cèlestin (voice) |
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Thomas and Alfred were born around the same time; a fire in the nursery had nurses scrambling to save the newborns. Because he felt that he deserved Alfred's good fortune at being born into a wealthy family, Thomas conceives the idea that he and Alfred were switched at birth, and he can't help seeing that his unhappiness should be Alfred's, from the loss of his sister to his inability to have a relationship with the woman Evelyne. So, as his life is ending, he formulates a plan of revenge against his bitter enemy, his lifetime adversary, the man who stole his existence. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
Plot Keywords:
neighbor neighbor relationship | swapping lives | death of sister | incest | brother sister relationship |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence and sensuality (nudity) | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
19 June 1991 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Gross USA:
$1,228,153Company Credits
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MonoColor:
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1.66 : 1
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Music by Charles Trenet
Lyrics by Charles Trenet
Performed by Charles Trenet
Societe EMI France
(c) Edition Vianelly
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Many of the railway scenes in the movie were shot on a preserved railway line between Dendermonde and Puurs, Belgium. See more »Soundtracks
BoumMusic by Charles Trenet
Lyrics by Charles Trenet
Performed by Charles Trenet
Societe EMI France
(c) Edition Vianelly
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Take a deep breath... and dive... The movie is about to take you in a journey trough an extraordinary life... Not very overwhelming, one might say... but the story of "Toto le héros" is an unpredictable tale about a man who always thought he was nobody, and found at the very end of his life, that he was, in fact, a hero...
The very simple storyline is a sketch, for director Jaco Van Dormael, to elaborate a complex visual narration. Since we follow the main character, Toto, throughout his whole life, the movie is full of "time games". Van Dormael uses flash-back and leap in time to get away from a simple linearity. The aproach to dreams is very similar to Terry Gilliam's that we've seen in "Brazil" and "12 Monkeys".
"Toto le héros" is a touching film that will please the movie critics as well as the common viewers.
It is a chef-d'oeuvre...