Directed by (1) Writing credits (4) Cast (62) Produced by (2) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (2) Casting By (1) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (3) Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Yun-Ping He ... Passerby: [135] Saif Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Prakash Raj are confirmed to star in the film. What a delight. In the original film, Untouchable, they changed the Algerian Abdel to a black immigrant from Senegal, mainly because they wanted to cast the French comic actor Omar Sy. Philippe takes this opportunity to educate Driss on famous classical pieces, but Driss only recognizes them as advert music or cartoons themes. Note: Entries scored out are when the award was not handed, African-American Film Critics Association, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association, List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ? [118][119] They were released on 25 March 2016. Feeling that the concert is too boring, Driss plays Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland", resulting in a less boring birthday for Philippe with the guests also enjoying the music. He is told to come back the next morning to collect his signed document. The film ends with shots of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou, the people on whom the film is based, together on a hillside, reminiscent of the paragliding scene earlier in the film. The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. Driss suddenly leaves the table and says good luck to Philippe for his lunch date. With Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni. [35] After sixteen weeks, more than 19 million people had seen the film in France. Cast + Crew; Awards; R, 1 hr 59 min Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? Untouchable, UK title of the French feature film The Intouchables (2011), written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, and starring François Cluzet and Omar Sy Untouchable (2019 film) , a documentary about the film producer Harvey Weinstein Overhearing, Philippe recognizes Driss's need to be supportive to his family and releases him from his job, suggesting he may not want to push a wheelchair all his life. Dalits, also known as "Untouchables," are members of the lowest social group in the Hindu caste system.The word "Dalit" means "oppressed" or "broken" and is the name members of this group gave themselves in the 1930s. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® to find out when tickets are available in your area. [122] In June 2012, Paul Feig was slated to direct and write the script, with Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx and Idris Elba eyed for the role of Abdel, Colin Firth in talks for Phillip, and Jessica Chastain and Michelle Williams considered for a female lead. After discovering his daughter has been sexually abused, the most powerful lobbyist in Florida pushes the toughest sex offender laws in the county, with surprising and troublesome consequences. The Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC Television Network. Article RTL : "Intouchables" devient le film le plus vu de l'année ! Driss eventually convinces Philippe to talk to Eléonore on the phone. The Man Parks the car in front off the house off philip so Driss Gonna learn him a lesson Untouchable is the story of power games and hidden secrets of the Jang family who has ruled the city of Bukcheon for three generations. | [129][130] In February 2017, Aja Naomi King and Julianna Margulies joined the cast. Watch trailers & learn more. 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"[10] Nigel Farndale, also of The Telegraph, said: "The film, which is about to be released in Britain, has been breaking box-office records in France and Germany, and one of the reasons seems to be that it gives the audience permission to laugh with, not at, people with disabilities, and see their lives as they have never seen them before. In 1930s Chicago, the seemingly invincible crime boss Al Capone is opposed by a team of incorruptible U.S. Treasury Agents, led by the indefatigable Eliot Ness. Driss encourages him to meet her, but Philippe fears her reaction when she discovers his disability. A stuffy rich employer finds his life enriched by a wise black man from the Paris ghettos and takes lessons in funky music and the joys of marijuana. A few seconds later, Eléonore arrives. The French movie The Intouchables grossed more than $400 million worldwide and is the second-highest-grossing non-English-language film of all time. "Untouchable" is the French set film and after watching the German set film "The Lives of Others" she was a bit worried. The next day, Driss returns and is greeted by Yvonne, Philippe's aide, who tells him that he has been given the job of live-in caregiver on a trial basis. The film holds a 75% approval rating at the film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 122 reviews, and an average score of 6.7/10. [123], By March 2013, Feig dropped out of directing, with Tom Shadyac in talks to replace him, and Chris Tucker was in consideration for Abdel. … Jin Goo as Jang Joon-seo; A detective squad chief and the second son of Jang clan who chases after the truth behind the death of … Charmer, con artist, master of disguise. Cast Main. The closing caption states how the men remain close friends to this day. An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, The Intouchables has broken box office records in its native France and across Europe. [39], In 2015 it was announced that Vamsi Paidipally would be directing a Telugu adaptation titled Oopiri, which would also be shot in Tamil as Thozha. The consensus states, "It handles its potentially prickly subject matter with kid gloves, but Intouchables gets by thanks to its strong cast and some remarkably sensitive direction." Human and humane with beautifully crafted humour and relationships. It might help to think of "The Intouchables" as a French spinoff of "Driving Miss Daisy," retitled "Pushing Monsieur Philippe." They are chased through the streets by the police and eventually cornered. François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. At night in Paris, Driss (Sy) is driving Philippe's (Cluzet) Maserati Quattroporte at high speed. At the last minute, Philippe is too scared to meet Eléonore and leaves with Yvonne before Eléonore arrives. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, (adapted from his autobiographical tale Le Second Souffle), key special makeup effects and prosthetics, additional assistant unit manager (as Damien Gayrad), production manager: paragliding & mountain unit, assistant unit manager (as Grégory Valmir), assistant art director (as Marie-Maëlys Deschard), adr mixer / foley mixer / sound re-recording mixer assistant, additional assistant camera / additional digital assistant camera, additional camera operator / first assistant camera, assistant camera (as Perrotte Lara) / video operator (as Perrotte Lara), trailer and versions producer: advertising and promotions. [36], On 20 March 2012, The Intouchables became the highest-grossing movie in a language other than English with $281 million worldwide. Intouchable (untouchable) is a direct reference to a pariah, a member of the lowest cast, pushed to the sidelines of society. [12] Omar Sy received the César Award for Best Actor on 24 February 2012 for the role of Driss (defeating Jean Dujardin, nominated for The Artist) and being the first French African actor to receive this honor.[13]. In the shadow of the past, he's not stealing back time — just a carat of truth. Driss discovers that Philippe has a purely epistolary relationship with a woman called Eléonore, who lives in Dunkirk. Maybe it's the fantasy it spins on racial/social/cultural mores, much as Driving Miss Daisy did 20-odd years ago – uptight rich white employer learns to love through black employee's life-force. A Dalit is actually born below the caste system, which includes four primary castes: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriya (warriors and princes), Vaishya (farmers and artisans), … What a delight. Despite being uninterested in the job and his lack of professional experience, Driss does well in caring for Philippe, even if his methods are sometimes unconventional. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. For Philippe's birthday, a private concert of classical music is performed in his living room. Created by Christopher Crowe. Philippe discloses to Driss that he became disabled following a paragliding accident and that his wife died without bearing children. [38], The film has also done well in several other European countries, topping charts in Germany for nine consecutive weeks, Switzerland for eleven weeks, Austria for six weeks, Poland for three weeks, and Italy, Spain and Belgium for one week, as of 20 May 2012. | What's this film's excuse? The Untouchables (1987) Full Cast & Crew. [121], In July 2011, in addition to acquiring distribution rights in English-speaking countries, Scandinavian countries and China, The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to remake The Intouchables in English. A date between Eléonore and Philippe is agreed. [8], The film divided critics in the UK. In September 2012, it was announced that The Intouchables had been selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar for the 85th Academy Awards. Subsequently, cast, or caste, became established in English and major European languages (notably Dutch and French) in the same specific sense. Driss bids Philippe farewell and walks away as Phillipe and Eléonore chat and enjoy each other's company. He is just there to get a signature on a document showing he was interviewed and rejected so that he can continue receiving his welfare benefits. Driss claims the quadriplegic Philippe must be urgently driven to the emergency room; Philippe pretends to have a seizure and the fooled police officers escort them to the hospital. Upon arrival, he decides to drive Philippe in the Maserati, which brings the story back to the initial police chase. The American remake of the popular 2011 French drama The Intouchables has received an early 2018 release date. The fact that the title refers to untouchables in the plural draws a parallel between Driss and Philippe. Driss returns to his neighbourhood, joins his friends and manages to help his younger cousin. In fact, from a French perspective, the movie isn’t outrageous at all. Nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in France, just behind the 2008 film Welcome to the Sticks. [3] It also became the most viewed French film in the world with 51.5 million tickets up to 2014 and the success of Lucy. Made for just $10.5m, Untouchable is topping national charts, including those of Switzerland, Spain, Italy, South Korea and Germany, (where it has become the highest-grossing French … Gradually, Philippe is led by Driss to put some order in his private life, including being stricter with his adopted daughter Elisa. With more than 30 million tickets sold outside France it is the most successful French film shot in French since at least 1994. Philippe agrees with Driss to send a photo of him in a wheelchair to her, but he hesitates and asks his aide, Yvonne, to send a picture of him as he was before his accident. Emotionally touched, Philippe looks through the window and sees Driss outside, smiling at him. 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