The Eighth Day
A touching tragicomedy about the meeting of two very different men and their unexpected friendship.
- Le Huitième Jour
- Belgium, France, United Kingdom 1996
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- Czech
- 118 min.
- 12+
About
Harry's a crazy professor. His wife ran away and now he's doing everything he can to forget. He calmly drives himself to his death, and every night he falls unconscious from exhaustion, hoping that tomorrow he may not wake up. It's frustrating, but most of the time nothing is as easy as we plan. And so Harry drags his past behind him at every turn. But one rainy day, he meets Georges. A hopeless case, not worth mentioning. But world wonder, this dropout gave Harry a proper lesson, one that talks a bit about a sense of humour, a sense of well-being and the joy of life.
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Credits
Director:
Jaco van Dormael
Screenplay:
Jaco Van Dormael
Cinematography:
Walther van den Ende
Music:
Pierre van Dormael
Sound:
Michèle Hubinon
Editing:
Susana Rossberg
Production Design:
Hubert Pouille
Producer:
Philippe Godeau
Costumes:
Tess Hammami, Anne van Nyen, Yan Tax
Cast:
Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin, Isabelle Sadoyan, Michele Maes
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
1996 – Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne (Best Actor)
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