Movie: The Intouchables
Genre: comedy-drama
Synopsis: This is a French
movie with English subtitles. It is
based on actual people. Phillipe
(Francois Cluzet) was a very wealthy adventurer. He had one adventure too many and ended up a quadriplegic
– paralyzed from the neck down. He is
looking to hire someone to take care of his person needs – getting him up in
the morning, showering him, dressing him, feeding him, …. all the things that
he cannot do himself. To the shock of
his staff, he hires Driss (Omar Sy).
Omar has a criminal past and lives in what seems to be a ghetto in
Paris. The movie follows the
relationship and deep friendship that develops between these seemingly complete
opposites. Phillipe introduces Driss to
live classical music – and Driss responds by introducing Phillipe to rock when
he hijacks the orchestra’s playlist.
My two cents: Not to my
credit – I almost did not see this movie because I tend to be uncomfortable
watching portrayals of quadriplegics. I
am happy I did see it. It was hysterically
funny one moment and the next moment touchingly poignant. It was great fun to watch Phillipe break down
the walls that Driss had and to watch these to men come to trust and rely on
each other. If you get a chance to see this movie, you should definitely give
it a try.
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