The Eighth DayDirected by Jaco Van Dormael
Produced by Pan-Européenne
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 58 min
French release : 16/05/1996
Production year : 1996
DirectorActorsSynopsisHarry is a normal guy. Very normal. He finds Georges on the road. "Me mongol", says Georges. Harry wants to take Georges back to his home. He cannot get rid of him. He grows fond of him. These two people whom everything sets apart will become inseparable. Things will not be the same anymore. Luckily for Harry ! About"(...) Auteuil is as graceful as the best tightrope walkers. Those who stroll calmly along above the void with the sparkle in their eye showing a blend of anxiety and excitement. We have no notion of the effort they put into this but we believe in the danger. Few actors could have borne the raw impact of Pascal Duquenne's presence with such mischief and generosity, subtlety and spontaneity. They play on this like two flints striking sparks off each other. The film's heart-warming epilogue is the sight of these two men, arm in arm, holding aloft their red-ribboned awards.(...)"
(Jean-Pierre Lavoignat - Studio Magazine) Production and distributionAssociate production company : Pan-Européenne
Co-production : TF1 Films Production, D.A. FILMS
Foreign production company : Working Title, RTL TVI - Télévision Indépendante, HomeMade Productions
Film export/Foreign Sales : Polygram Film International
French distribution : Polygram
News agency (France) : Claude Davy & Emmanuel Egretier (ex-DDD Conseil)
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Philippe Godeau
Screenwriter : Jaco Van Dormael
Director of Photography : Walther Vanden Ende
Sound Recordists : Dominique Warnier, François Groult, Bruno Tarrière
Production Managers : Baudoin Capet, Michèle Tronçon
Editor : Susana Rossberg
Production Designer : Hubert Pouille
Music Composer : Pierre Van Dormael
Costume Designer : Yan Tax
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (Belgium, Great Britain, France)
Production year : 1996
French release : 16/05/1996
Runtime : 1 h 58 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 87.235
Visa issue date : 06/05/1996
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD
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