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会社員アリーは妻と娘に家出され、一人イライラと車を飛ばしていた。が、犬を撥ねてしまい、その飼い主のジョルジュを同乗させることに。ジョルジュはダウン症の青年で、施設から逃げ出し、母親に会いに行くところだった。母親の元に向かう二人。だがたどり着くと、母親は数年前に亡くなっていた。アリーはジョルジュを連れて、施設までの旅に出る……。主演のダニエル・オートゥイユとパスカル・デュケンヌは、そろって９６年カンヌ映画祭男優賞を受賞した。
会社員アリーは妻と娘に家出され、一人イライラと車を飛ばしていた。が、犬を撥ねてしまい、その飼い主のジョルジュを同乗させることに。ジョルジュはダウン症の青年で、施設から逃げ出し、母親に会いに行くところだった。母親の元に向かう二人。だがたどり着くと、母親は数年前に亡くなっていた。アリーはジョルジュを連れて、施設までの旅に出る……。主演のダニエル・オートゥイユとパスカル・デュケンヌは、そろって９６年カンヌ映画祭男優賞を受賞した。
監督: Jaco Van Dormael
脚本: Jaco Van Dormael
制作: Philippe Godeau
撮影監督: Walther van den Ende
制作会社: D. A. Films / Working Title Films / Pan-Européenne / TF1 Films Production / RTL-TVi
This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch emotionally, but absolutely worth it. Daniel Auteuil plays the stressed, disconnected Harry to perfection, but Pascal Duquenne as Georges is the film’s magical heart. The magic isn't in big plot twists, but in the quiet, absurd, and beautiful moments where Georges' view of the world slowly dismantles Harry's. It avoids sheer sentimentality by being genuinely funny and sometimes painfully honest. The chemistry between Auteuil and Duquenne is incredible. A small, quiet film that hits like an emotional truck!
This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch emotionally, but absolutely worth it. Daniel Auteuil plays the stressed, disconnected Harry to perfection, but Pascal Duquenne as Georges is the film’s magical heart. The magic isn't in big plot twists, but in the quiet, absurd, and beautiful moments where Georges' view of the world slowly dismantles Harry's. It avoids sheer sentimentality by being genuinely funny and sometimes painfully honest. The chemistry between Auteuil and Duquenne is incredible. A small, quiet film that hits like an emotional truck!
