Philippe pozzo di borgo is a corsican french businessman who is the director of pommery. Behind the success of this french comedy already viewed by more than 5 million film fans is the true story of a quadriplegic, philippe pozzo di borgo. French film intouchables saluted for depicting life in the. There is no special effet but the actors are playing very well and the movie is based on a real story. The real story behind the movie the intouchables posted on august 27, 20 by goodcurator if youve watched the french movie the intouchables heres the true story that inspired it.
Technically, the upside is a remake of french film the intouchables, with the action moved from paris to new york. Intouchables, the blockbuster french movie on which the upside was based. The intouchables found its inspiration in a true story, that of philippe pozzo di borgo and abdel sellou, originally from. The 2011 les intouchables became a hit internationally and is one of frances. Engineering 2012, my friend rohan baadkar suggested it saying it was a really good movie. After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Its a charming buddy movie with one small twist one of the guys is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, the other one his nurse. So how to explain the startling success of the french dramatic comedy intouchables. Its about the real life of philippe pozzo di borgo, tetraplegic, and abdel yasmin sellou, his care giver. What youve learned from the movie the intouchables.
David lee, stx entertainment the upside is based on a french film called intouchables 2011, about the real life story of a very rich quadriplegic who develops an unlikely friendship with the young, irreverent excon that he. How did a quadriplegic french aristocrat and his arabic excon carer become unlikely friends. Indeed, the two men make a guest star appearance side by side in the movie. The intouchables 2011 i am sure many of you may have seen this movie but i have just recently saw it again, its a beautiful movie about friendship and love in the most unlikely of places with excellent music and i recommend everyone to see it if you havent yet. In a few seconds you are fully projected within the film from the beginning to the end. He had been distracted by thoughts of the workers he had laid off and hadnt been paying enough attention to what he was doing. Bryan cranston and kevin hart on remixing a french favorite. Great movies dont need to sacrifice the story to explore the director or producer or societys latest pc obsession. The intouchables says both worlds can liveand conquertogether. Its all based, partly, on the true story quadriplegic millionaire philippe pozzo di borgo and his former aid, abdel sellou.
But given the typical feelgood nature, it may be surprising to learn with some final text stating dell and phillip remain friends to this day that the upside is based on a true story. The filmmakers have said they wanted to cast sy, and built the story around him. Ken watanabe zhang ziyi characters so likeable i wanted them to be real memoirs of a geishaken. Kevin hart and bryan cranston make a good team in u. This means that in real life, philippes first wife was alive for almost three years after his caretaker, abdel sellou, was hired in 1993. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. The story of the two men is then told as a flashback, which takes up almost the rest of the film. The intouchables itself was inspired by the true story of wealthy businessman phillipe pozzo di borgo and his frenchalgerian caregiver abdel sellou, and while burger didnt work with the duo. At first, he didnt adjust well to his disability, once attempting suicide. The story is based on a reallife experience, and not a funny one at that. In an interview with the telegraph, pozzo di borgo called sellou his guardian devil, and their offbeat friendship became the subject of a hit french film, intouchables, which came out in 2011. French film the intouchables is what one might describe as a genuine crowdpleaser.
Ended up loving it, and even a bit skeptical about how that could never really happen, in re. Raking in big bucks while playing on screens for months an unusual feat in this era of movie marketing the. This is the type of film the french do so well, and deserving of the awards it won. In fact, from a french perspective, the movie isnt outrageous at all. It might help to think of the intouchables as a french spinoff of driving miss daisy, retitled pushing monsieur philippe. He has been confined to a wheelchair since a paragliding accident left him a quadriplegic in 1993. The real story behind the movie the intouchables good. A brazen hybrid of driving miss daisy and the diving bell and the butterfly, the intouchables les inotuchables is the story of a rich, stuffy quadriplegic, philippe, who is taught how to live again by his uncomplicated, streetsmart black chauffeur. The intouchables is a wellmade feelgood movie about overcoming adversity and revising ones outlook for the better through an unlikely but salutary, mutually. Its funny, its lighthearted, and its a movie about a real friendship based on a true story. The upside is a 2017 american comedydrama film directed by neil burger, written by jon hartmere.
An essay on the french movie the intouchables free. Heres the true story behind the upside, based on a french memoir. The story behind the intouchables this is philippe. Hollywood rules the movie world, dominating the box office in every country where american films are freely shown. The intouchables, directed by olivier nakache and eric toledano and based on a true story, is about two men one rich, uptight and white. It is a remake of the french 2011 film the intouchables, which was. Based on a true story, intouchables draws crowds sur le.
The movie portrays how the unlikely friendship unfolds in line with the. The story behind the intouchables true stories, great. No spoilers, but the acting is superb, never maudlin as it couldve been under hollywood direction. The plot of the film is inspired by the true story of philippe pozzo di borgo and his frenchalgerian caregiver abdel sellou, discovered by the. The intouchables 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Intouchables movie story about two guys a quadriplegic. The intouchables, a french comedydrama from 2011, tells the story about the friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and a previously convicted, young man.
Putting aside the true story, theres still a lot of differences between the upside and the intouchables. The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable, and sywho won the french equivalent of the oscar for his roleis a dynamic and charismatic performer, while. Philippe, a rich quadriplegic who owns a luxurious parisian mansion, and his assistant magalie, are interviewing candidates to be his livein carer. Philippe, the son of a french duke, became quadriplegic following a paragliding accident in 1993. If you are skeptical for french movie dont be for this one.
The upside movie is based on a true story where excon abdel and a french quadriplegic millionaire became real friends and changed each. If youve seen the french thriller series spiral youll recognise a couple of the supporting players. The upside trailer 2018 vs the intouchables trailer. A fairytale version of the truth the globe and mail. We look at how accurate the upside movie is, comparing it to the true story of. The intouchables, a french film that released in most of europe during late 2011, has captured the hearts of that continentand their wallets. The intouchables also known as untouchable uk, is a 2011 french buddy comedydrama. In the upside, bryan cranston plays quadriplegic billionaire phillip lacasse, who finds new purpose in life through his relationship with his excon caregiver dell scott kevin hart. Kevin hart auditions for breaking bad movie with bryan. The upside true story a quadriplegic, excon and their life changing. That didnt stop the 2011 french film les intouchables from turning di borgos story into a feelgood hit and inspiring an american remake. Cluzets costar, omar sy plays driss, a streethardened senegalese man who lacks opportunities in paris until phillipe hires him to. In the film they changed the algerian abdel to a black immigrant from senegal, mainly. The weinstein companys englishlanguage remake of the hit french movie the intouchables will open in theaters on march 9, 2018.
The real man who became pozzo di borgos caretakerturnedfriend is an algerian immigrant named abdel sellou, who came to the job with a criminal record. Based on a true story, this is a touching, enjoyable film that delivers plenty laughs. The intouchables les inotuchables is the story of a rich. Technically, the upside is a remake of french film the intouchables. Kevin hart and bryan cranston replace the real algerian and french aristocrat. This is a genuinely touching movie with phenomenal actors playing. The intouchables arrives from france the new york times. While the aristocratic man has everything, except his health, the young, troubled caregiver lacks everything but health.
Based on a true story of friendship between a handicap millionaire francois cluzet and his street smart excon caretaker omar sy, the intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in. The intouchables found its inspiration in a true story, that of philippe pozzo. Privileged france trembled at the idea that the french poor would burn down the city, overtaking the eiffel tower or the champs elysees. The french movie makes looking after a quadriplegic more fun than it probably is. This is a story that has been told time and again in the movies, and sometimes the performances overcome the. The upside is a remake of the 2011 french dramedy the intouchables, which.
The intouchables 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The story of a paraplegic and his totally unsuitable carer. I just saw the movie, but when i realized it was based on a true story i was. But did you know that this movie was inspired by a real story. Their story was also told in the biographical movies the intouchables 2011, oopiri 2016, inseparables, and the upside 2019. Cowritten and directed by eric toledano and olivier nakache, the film is based on a true. Its easy to see what made the intouchables such a massive success in france. The intouchables, an awkward title that translates as untouchable, is seriously silly business. The intouchables tells the true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of. An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, the intouchables has broken box office records in its native france and across europe. Then theres the complicating factor that in the reallife story on which the intouchables is based, the caretaker was of algerian origin, and hence arab rather than black.
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. The movie was made in 2011 and the lead actors are philippe francois cluzet an driss omar sy content. An hour and 52 minutes under the starry sky were enough to tell. The upside true story reveals that the reallife paragliding accident happened in the savoyard reliefs of mont bisanne in the swiss alps in 1993 when philippe was 42. A rich aristocrat, who had lost his wife to cancer, becomes quadriplegic after a paragliding accident and needs roundthe. The french movie makes looking after a quadriplegic more fun than it probably. A rich quadriplegic is taught life lessons from his streetsmart chauffeur. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. What i can tell you is that he drove like mad, said philippe at the premiere of the intouchables, the blockbuster french movie on which the upside was based. Behind the success of this french comedy already viewed by more than 5 million film fans is the true story of a quadriplegic, philippe pozzo.
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