El octavo día (1996)
La historia retrata el encuentro entre dos mundos: el de Georges, un hombre con Síndrome de Down , y el de Harry, un ejecutivo . Harry, cuyo único alimento cotidiano es la artificialidad del pensamiento positivo, tiene mucho que aprender de Georges. El octavo día, ese que no figura en ningún calendario, que nunca termina, se manifiesta en el choque entre el orden y la anarquía, la razón y la locura.
Directora: Jaco Van Dormael
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Daniel Auteuil as Harry |
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Pascal Duquenne as Georges |
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Miou-Miou as Julie |
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Henri Garcin as Bank manager |
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Isabelle Sadoyan as Georges' Mother |
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Fabienne Loriaux as Fabienne, Georges's sister |
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Juliette Van Dormael as Juliette |
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Sabrina Leurquin as Snack waitress |
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Dieudonné Kabongo as Dustman |
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Michele Maes as Nathalie |
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Alice van Dormael as Alice |
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Marie-Pierre Meinzel as Shoe store saleswoman |
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Laszlo Harmati as Luis Mariano |
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Dominique Lecat as Band Member |
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Roland De Pauw as TV Chef |
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Jo De Backer as Bridegroom |
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Lotfi Yahya Jedidi as Dustman |
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André Simon as Tramp |
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Monique Florin as Nathalie's mother |
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Jean Bollery as Nathalie's father |
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Jean-Henri Compère as Educator |
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Dominic Gould as Harry's colleague |
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Josse De Pauw as Policeman of police station |
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Alexandre von Sivers as Doctor |
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Christian Hecq as Shoe store manager |
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Saleem Ebrahim as Hindu |
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Rémy Julienne as Lorry driver |
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Didier De Neck as Fabienne's husband |
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Pierre Godeau as George's nephew |
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Marie Godeau as Georges' niece |
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Éric De Staercke as Snack waiter |
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Olivier Gourmet as Father in restaurant |
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Hélène Roussel as Julie's mother |
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Tam Vo as Japanese pianist |
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Didier Ferney as Showroom salesman |
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Marc Schreiber as Showroom salesman |
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Yves Degen as Showroom manager |
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Georges Siatidis as Showroom policeman |
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Raymond Lescot as Bigwig |
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Bernard Eylenbosch as Dancing boy |
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Gérard Hernandez as (voice) |
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Patricia Houyoux as (voice) |
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Jacqueline Ghaye as (voice) |
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Freddy Bournane as Dustman (uncredited) |
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Christopher Granier-Deferre as English teacher (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jaco Van Dormael | Director |
| Writing | Jaco Van Dormael | Writer |
| Sound | Pierre van Dormael | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Tarrière | Sound |
| Camera | Walther van den Ende | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dominique Warnier | Sound |
| Editing | Susana Rossberg | Editor |
| Art | Hubert Pouille | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yan Tax | Costume Design |
| Directing | Renaud Alcalde | First Assistant Director |
| Art | André Fonsny | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaatje Van Damme | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound |
| Crew | Rémy Julienne | Stunts |
| Production | Philippe Godeau | Producer |