Le Huitième Jour (1996)
Harry, homme d'affaires surmené, comble à coups de mimiques et d'admonestations le vide effrayant d'une vie désertée par la femme qu'il aimait et qui est partie en emmenant leurs deux fillettes. Un jour, Harry croise le chemin d'un jeune trisomique, Georges, qui a fui l'institut spécialisé où il vivait. Harry n'a tout d'abord qu'une idée: se débarrasser au plus tôt de l'encombrant personnage, qui réclame à tue-tête des chaussures neuves dans les magasins et qui risque la mort s'il mange du chocolat. Peu à peu, pourtant, dans l'âme desséchée d'Harry, se glisse une affection pour l'être simple et bon qui s'est accroché à ses basques et l'appelle «mon copain»... Double prix d'interprétation masculine du Festival de Cannes 1996 pour Daniel Auteuil et Pascal Duquenne
Directeur: 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 |
