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The Eighth Day

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Calorie Rating: 166
Released: 1996-05-22
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Studios: D. A. Films, Working Title Films, Pan-Européenne, TF1 Films Production, RTL-TVi,


Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

Director / Directors

Renaud Alcalde
First Assistant Director


Cast

Daniel Auteuil
Character: Harry
Pascal Duquenne
Character: Georges
Miou-Miou
Character: Julie

Henri Garcin
Character: Bank manager
Isabelle Sadoyan
Character: Georges' Mother
Fabienne Loriaux
Character: Fabienne, Georges's sister

Juliette Van Dormael
Character: Juliette
Sabrina Leurquin
Character: Snack waitress
Dieudonné Kabongo
Character: Dustman

Michele Maes
Character: Nathalie
Alice van Dormael
Character: Alice
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Character: Shoe store saleswoman

Laszlo Harmati
Character: Luis Mariano
Dominique Lecat
Character: Band Member
Roland De Pauw
Character: TV Chef

Jo De Backer
Character: Bridegroom
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
Character: Dustman
André Simon
Character: Tramp

Monique Florin
Character: Nathalie's mother
Jean Bollery
Character: Nathalie's father
Jean-Henri Compère
Character: Educator

Dominic Gould
Character: Harry's colleague
Josse De Pauw
Character: Policeman of police station
Alexandre von Sivers
Character: Doctor

Christian Hecq
Character: Shoe store manager
Saleem Ebrahim
Character: Hindu
Rémy Julienne
Character: Lorry driver

Didier De Neck
Character: Fabienne's husband
Pierre Godeau
Character: George's nephew
Marie Godeau
Character: Georges' niece

Éric De Staercke
Character: Snack waiter
Olivier Gourmet
Character: Father in restaurant
Hélène Roussel
Character: Julie's mother

Tam Vo
Character: Japanese pianist
Didier Ferney
Character: Showroom salesman
Marc Schreiber
Character: Showroom salesman

Yves Degen
Character: Showroom manager
Georges Siatidis
Character: Showroom policeman
Raymond Lescot
Character: Bigwig

Bernard Eylenbosch
Character: Dancing boy
Gérard Hernandez
Character: (voice)
Patricia Houyoux
Character: (voice)

Jacqueline Ghaye
Character: (voice)
Freddy Bournane
Character: Dustman (uncredited)
Christopher Granier-Deferre
Character: English teacher (voice) (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Pierre van Dormael
Original Music Composer

Walther van den Ende
Director of Photography
Hubert Pouille
Production Design

André Fonsny
Set Decoration
Yan Tax
Costume Design
Kaatje Van Damme
Key Makeup Artist