First up it's French film The Eighth Day.
I first saw this around 4 years ago with my dad, and have probably watched it at least 3 times since. Made in 1996, this film follows Georges, a man with down-syndrome, and Harry, a successful businessman who loses his wife and children to a divorce. Harry nearly run Georges over after Georges escapes from his mental institution and this is where the life changing friendship begins.
It's a very sad film, with brilliant acting, and displays friendship in a very emotive and intimate way. I am definitely forcing Ollie to watch this when he's back.
Rust and Bone is the film I've chosen for Belgium (it's actually a French-Belgium film, even better). Now I didn't love this film, but I haven't watched many other Belgium films and I thought it would be a nice one to review as I watched it quite recently.
This film is not what I expected it to be. It's a lot less about a woman losing her legs to an accident involving a whale in the Dutch equivalent of Sea world, and a lot more to do with the man she meets and his own troubles. It was a relatively long film and at points I did lose interest. If you don't know the plot, basically a woman loses both of her legs and finds friendship/friends with benefits with a guy who's actually a bit of a dickhead. I'm sure that's not the official plot explanation but it's the best I can come up with. The guy, named Alain, really is not worth the trouble she goes to. He throws his son at a bedside table and earns a living by bare knuckle fighting with gypsies.
If you're looking for a romantic tale, or even something a little bit arty you can do a lot better than this film. I was disappointed after wanting to watch it for a year.
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