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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:
Totò the Hero See more »Edit
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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The poem Thomas reads when he is with Evelyne, "I often make that strange and penetrating dream / Of an unknown woman and whom I love and who loves me ...", is "Mon rêve familier" by Paul Verlaine 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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This movie is sheer visual poetry. Although it is in subtitles and I don't speak a lick of French, I found myself not needing to read the subtitles as the visuals told the entire story. This is rather impressive, as the story is very complicated. It tells the tale of one man's life by interweaving four different elements of his life: Childhood, Middle-Age, Old-Age, and a Film Noir Fantasy World. To give it even more of a chance of being confusing, these elements are not shown chronologically. However, "Toto..." is not confusing at all. It pulls off this complicated plot beautifully. This movie truly is a Modern Day Classic!! DVD? When? Criterion Edition!