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The Eighth Day (1996 film)

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Le huitième jour
Directed byJaco Van Dormael
Written byJaco Van Dormael
Produced byPhilippe Godeau
Dominique Josset
Eric Rommeluere
StarringDaniel Auteuil
Pascal Duquenne
Miou-Miou
CinematographyWalther van den Ende
Edited bySusana Rossberg
Music byPierre Van Dormael
Production
company
Running time
118 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$33,031,984

Le huitième jour (English: The Eighth Day) is a Belgian 1996 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's syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry.

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

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.[1] This was the first time in the festival's history that two actors had shared the award.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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