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The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

★ 7,3 /10 (323 Votes)
1996 FR 118 min

Overview

An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.

Release date

22/05/1996

Votes

323

Popularity

2.6

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Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Le Huitième Jour

Language

FR

Runtime

118 min

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deepkino

deepkino

2026-02-11

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 i…

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