"Intouchables" - movie

Hey everybody, there is this french movie that's becoming very popular in Europe. I don't think there is an english version yet but I really hope it comes out because it's a gorgeous movie (and contains eye cany for the girls ).

For now I'll post the trailer in french, so maybe some of you will understand something (I doubt the italian trailer would be understood LOL).

I just LOVED this movie, if it comes out in the States and you go watch it let me know what you think.


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I will make sure to check it out.

 

It will arrive in the States on the 25th of May. So it will come to the cinemas in LA,NY etc and maybe June in my area. I will ask the art cinemas in my area if they are showing it.

 

oh, but there are no trailers yet.

 

First, sorry, my english is pretty bad.

In france, We have really enjoyed this movie, because it's a mix of emotions ( "Touching", funny, etc.. ) it's the third most watched movie of all time, and Omar Sy ( black actor ) received an "césar", our oscars, for the best actor ( first black guy to win the award ).

With the bad days here, due to the crisis, it was a bouffée d'oxygène/breath of fresh. If you have the occasion, go watch it =)

 

Good review Arwen. Will watch for it.

Cacahuette your English is very good.

 

Merci Cacahuette. I hope the English subtitled trailer for the UK cinemas would make it interesting.

 

Oh yes, I completely loved it! And Omar is hottttt

 

Saw a advertisement of the movie in today's New York Times. It is all good. If anyone has a copy it is on page 2C.

 

I had finally seen this flick and even though it is a good story what stucks in my brain was the fact that the brother did not make out with that redhead with the nice booty and always psychs him.

 

The movie isn't about "black Frenchman taking care of paraplegic and then falls in love with sassy redhead" love story. It's a relationship between two guys from different backgrounds coming together and finding a bond between one another and experiencing a more open worldview.

You can't always assume that there's a Mekhi Phifer typecasting where he'll eventually get the white woman, man. That's not the point in this whole picture.

 

Who said I wanted a love story of the brother and the redhead? I want homeboy to tap it once and after all of this teasing the writer made her into a lesbian! That was a waste of the persuit only to end in not getting any to begin with.

 

Plot twists galore. Maybe next time, create your version where he scores. :-D

 

Oh I wished that would happen.

 

Don't wish. Do it! :smt109

 

Being both a black man and a guy in a wheelchair, I hesitate to see this because I can almost guarantee it's gonna be riddled with cliches.

 

:smt023 Exactly. And I thought the little twist was funny and unexpected

 

Wow, I actually saw this with my ex-Frenchie yesterday... had never even heard of it until she texted me about it. I really enjoyed it.

 

Were it not for the teasing it would had been a greater flick.

 

I saw the movie and I liked it. But I was a little disappointed because it reiceved so much press and the word of mouth made it seem like one of the greatest and funniest French movie ever made. And after it passed La Grande Vadrouille to become the 2nd successul French movie of all time at the box office in France and after Omar Sy won the French Cesar, I was expecting to see a masterpiece. But it isn't. It's just a good movie.

But what I find funny is that one American critic, Jay Weissberg, has called the movie...well, racist.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946269/

Roger Ebert even hint at some racial stereotypes in the film.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120530/REVIEWS/120539995/0/wikipedia

I'm always baffled when some people can't understand that whatever racial point of view they have that is directly or indirectly influenced by their culture and the history of their country cannot necessarily apply to other countries.

One needs to understand the social and cultural context of France before judging this movie as racist. You can't judge a French film by American standards.

It's strange because I am scouring the net(Youtube, Dailymotion, blogs, articles) for French people point of view of the film to see if there were many thoughts of racism in the movie, but I can't find any. Apparently, not even a reaction from the black community in France. Mmmm, I wonder why.

Anyways, here's Omar Sy on the popular TV show On est pas couche when he was promoting the film everyone seems to love in France. Sorry if it's in French, but he explains both characters and their relationship very well.


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