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An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust, and human possibility. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire and his street-smart ex-con caretaker, The Intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on th...

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Other Authors: Toledano, Éric (Screenwriter), Nakache, Olivier (Screenwriter), Cluzet, François (Actor), Sy, Omar, 1978- (Actor), Le Ny, Anne (Actor), Fleurot, Audrey, 1977- (Actor), Meaux, Joséphine de, 1977- (Actor), Mollet, Clotilde (Actor), Vadepied, Mathieu (director of photography.), Rigal-Ansous, Dorian (editor of moving picture work.), Einaudi, Ludovico, 1955- (composer (expression)), Sellou, Abdel, 1971-
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:French, with English subtitles.
Published: [France] : Gaumont, 2011.
Subjects:
People with disabilities > France > Paris.
People with quadriplegia > France > Paris.
Home health aides > France > Paris.
Caregivers > France > Paris.
Millionaires > France > Paris.
Ex-convicts > France > Paris.
Male friendship > France.
Interracial friendship > France.
Quality of life.
Paris (France)
Personnes handicapées > France > Paris.
Tétraplégiques > France > Paris.
Aidants naturels > France > Paris.
Millionnaires > France > Paris.
Ex-détenus > France > Paris.
Amitié masculine > France.
Amitié interraciale > France.
Qualité de la vie.
Caregivers
Ex-convicts
Home health aides
Interracial friendship
Male friendship
Millionaires
People with disabilities
Quadriplegics
Quality of life
France
France > Paris
Comedy films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust, and human possibility. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire and his street-smart ex-con caretaker, The Intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.
Item Description:An Alliace Films release ; the Weinstein Company presents, Gaumont presents a Quad production ; a co-production with Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp, with the participation of Canal+, CinéCinéma and TF1.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011.
Based on the book: Tu as changé ma vie by Abdel Sellou.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): .flv file, sound
Awards:Cesar Awards, Best Actor (Omar Sy), 2012.
Production Credits:Produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou and Laurent Zeitoun ; director of photography, Mathieu Vadepied ; editor, Dorian Rigal-Ansous ; music, Ludovico Einaudi.