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THE MAN on the TRAIN (L'homme Du TRAIN) THE MAN ON THE TRAIN (L'HOMME Du TRAIN) Country: France Distributor: Paramount Classics Director: Patrice Leconte Lds: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Charlie Nelson, Isabelle Petit-Jacques Running Time: 90 English Subtitles Ratings: NR Acclaimed director Patrice Leconte (THE WIDOW OF ST. PIERRE, RIDICULE) brings his usual mastery of cinematic nuance to the utterly fascinating THE MAN ON THE TRAIN, a Gala Presentation at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. Leconte's casting of Johnny Hallyday (France's greatest living rock star) and Jean Rochfort (France's leading stage and screen star) in the two lead roles is cause for excitement in itself. For an English language equivalent to this casting, imagine a cinematic pairing of Elvis Presley with Sir Laurence Olivier! Hallyday plays aging, reluctant gangster Milan, who arrives on the late train in a small French town in the provinces to case a bank. When he discovers the town's only hotel is closed, he meets Manesquier, a retired schoolteacher, in a chance encounter at the late night pharmacy. Talkative, outgoing Manesquier offers Milan a room in his decaying mansion and Milan accepts, seeing a good opportunity to hole up for a few days before the bank job. The two men are a riveting study in contrasts. Milan, quiet, moody, virile, reserved, a prowler from a world of leather jackets and guns; Manesquier, verbose, convivial, harmless, curious, a scholar from a world of pipes, slippers and classical poetry. Over the course of the next two eventless days, the mismatched pair feels an unexpected pull towards the other's habits and lifestyle. Milan, tired of his violent life, becomes interested in Manesquier's quiet life by the fireplace and likewise Manesquier envies Milan's macho, gun-toting world of action. An odd friendship grows between the two men, precipitating a mesmerizing crossover of lives with Manesquier becoming eager to take part in the robbery and Milan taking a surprising interest in helping tutor Manesquier's students. When the day of the bank job arrives, Milan's heart is no longer into the robbery and Manesquier's plans to help are altered by a trip to the hospital for long awaited surgery. Both are gripped by an overwhelming sense of uncertainty and dread. Hallyday is a revelation as Malin, exuding charisma as the man with a past and questionable future, while Rochfort is masterful as the charming, witty Manesquier, who yearns for more action and adventure. The unexpected chemistry between the two is formidable, driving the film with transfixing pathos and humour to its final bittersweet, transcendental conclusion. "Hallyday has such a dominating presence onscreen that only a great actor such as Rochfort can Counterbalance his power. THE MAN ON THE TRAIN is a triumph of moviemaking." - Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter..
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