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Le huitième jour
Le huitième jour
	DVD cover
Directed by	Jaco Van Dormael
Written by	Jaco Van Dormael
Produced by	Philippe Godeau; Dominique Josset; Eric Rommeluere
Starring	Daniel Auteuil; Pascal Duquenne; Miou-Miou; Henri Garcin; Isabelle Sadoyan;
Cinematography	Walther van den Ende
Edited by	Susana Rossberg
Music by	Pierre Van Dormael
Production; companies	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment; Working Title Films; Pan-Européenne
Distributed by	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates	May 1996 (Cannes); 16 May 1996 (France);
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	Belgium ; France
Language	French
Box office	$37.1 million

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The Eighth Day (French: Le huitième jour) is a 1996 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges (Pascal Duquenne), an institutionalised man with Down syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]^[4]

The film was written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Some scenes in the film appear as dream sequences, often employing magical realism. The music of Luis Mariano ("Mexico," and "Maman, Tu Es La Plus Belle Du Monde") is used in these scenes, with actor Laszlo Harmati playing Mariano, who died in 1970. The original music score is from Pierre Van Dormael, Jaco's brother.

Cast

Daniel Auteuil as Harry
Pascal Duquenne as Georges
Miou-Miou as Julie
Henri Garcin as The director of the bank
Isabelle Sadoyan as Georges' Mother
Michele Maes as Nathalie
Fabienne Loriaux as Fabienne
Hélène Roussel as Julie's mother
Alice van Dormael as Alice
Juliette Van Dormael as Juliette
Didier De Neck as Fabienne's husband
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Sabrina Leurquin as Waitress in fast food restaurant
Laszlo Harmati as Luis Mariano

Reception

The film grossed $24.3 million in France and $37.1 million worldwide.^[2]

Awards

This film was nominated for the Palme d'Or award, the top prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It did win the Best Actor award at the festival, which was given to both Pascal Duquenne and Daniel Auteuil.^[5]

The film was also nominated for a César Award and a Golden Globe award.

References

^ "The Eighth Day (1996)". UniFrance. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cannes Retrospective". Screen International. 2 May 1997. p. 24.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

External links

Le Huitième Jour at IMDb

[1] "The Eighth Day (1996)". UniFrance. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[grosses-2] "Cannes Retrospective". Screen International. 2 May 1997. p. 24.

[3] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[69thSubmissions-4] "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[festival-cannes.com-5] "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

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-'''''The Eighth Day''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Le huitième jour'''}}) is a 1996 Belgian [[comedy-drama]] film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry ([[Daniel Auteuil]]), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges ([[Pascal Duquenne]]), an institutionalised man with [[Down syndrome|Down's syndrome]], after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[69th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="69thSubmissions">{{cite web|title=39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=13 November 1996 |url=//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |accessdate=5 October 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |archivedate=9 February 1999 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref>
+'''''The Eighth Day''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Le huitième jour'''}}) is a 1996 Franco-Belgian [[comedy-drama]] film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry ([[Daniel Auteuil]]), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges ([[Pascal Duquenne]]), an institutionalised man with [[Down syndrome]], after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[69th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="69thSubmissions">{{cite web |title=39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=13 November 1996 |url=//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |accessdate=5 October 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |archivedate=9 February 1999 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 The film was written and directed by [[Jaco Van Dormael]]. Some scenes in the film appear as dream sequences, often employing [[magical realism]]. The music of [[Luis Mariano]] ("Mexico," and "Maman, Tu Es La Plus Belle Du Monde") is used in these scenes, with actor [[Laszlo Harmati]] playing Mariano, who died in 1970. The original music score is from [[Pierre Van Dormael]], Jaco's brother.
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 * [[Sabrina Leurquin]] as Waitress in fast food restaurant
 * [[Laszlo Harmati]] as [[Luis Mariano]]
+==Reception==
+The film grossed $24.3 million in France and $37.1 million worldwide.<ref name=grosses/>
 ==Awards==
-This film was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] award, the top prize at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]. It did win the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor]] award at the festival, which was given to both [[Pascal Duquenne]] and [[Daniel Auteuil]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4690/year/1996.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour |accessdate=2009-09-18|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>  This was the first time in the festival's history that two actors had shared the award.
+This film was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] award, the top prize at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]. It did win the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor]] award at the festival, which was given to both [[Pascal Duquenne]] and [[Daniel Auteuil]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4690/year/1996.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour |accessdate=2009-09-18|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
 The film was also nominated for a [[César Award]] and a [[Golden Globe]] award.
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v t e Films directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Feature films	Toto the Hero (1991) The Eighth Day (1996) Mr. Nobody (2009) The Brand New Testament (2015)
Short films	Maedeli la brèche (1980) Stade 81 (1981) L'imitateur (1982) È pericoloso sporgersi (1984) The Kiss (1995)

v t e Works by Philippe Godeau
Films directed	One for the Road (2009, also produced) 11.6 (2013, also produced) Yao (2018, also produced)
Films produced	An Independent Life (1992) Le Garçu (1995) The Eighth Day (1996) Bad Company (1999) Baise-moi (2000) Lightweight (2004) Les Sœurs fâchées (2004) The Man of My Life (2006) Danse avec lui (2007) The Price to Pay (2007) Détrompez-vous (2007) Largo Winch (2008) Mr. Nobody (2009) Romantics Anonymous (2010) Largo Winch II (2011) Les Trois Frères, le retour (2014) Une famille à louer (2015) The Roommates Party (2015) The Odyssey (2016) Down by Love (2016) Garde alternée (2017) To the Ends of the World (2018) Perfect Nanny (2019) Beautiful Minds (2021)
See also	Filmography Pan-Européenne