
Thomas and Alfred were born around the same time; a fire in the nursery had nurses scrambling to save the newborns. Because he felt that he deserved Alfred's good fortune at being born into a wealthy family, Thomas conceives the idea that he and Alfred were switched at birth, and he can't help seeing that his unhappiness should be Alfred's, from the loss of his sister to his inability to have a relationship with the woman Evelyne. So, as his life is ending, he formulates a pl... (Full plot summary below)
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Thomas and Alfred were born around the same time; a fire in the nursery had nurses scrambling to save the newborns. Because he felt that he deserved Alfred's good fortune at being born into a wealthy family, Thomas conceives the idea that he and Alfred were switched at birth, and he can't help seeing that his unhappiness should be Alfred's, from the loss of his sister to his inability to have a relationship with the woman Evelyne. So, as his life is ending, he formulates a plan of revenge against his bitter enemy, his lifetime adversary, the man who stole his existence.
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| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonVan Dormael emerges as one of the most original and inventive of contemporary European filmmakers, a deadpan director-writer full of kicks and tricks. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenBelgian director Jaco Van Dormael makes his dazzlingly inventive debut with this intricately constructed tale of an old man. |
| User Reviewsandra n[size=3][font=Arial]An overall sad and weird movie with lots of humour about an old man who thinks his neigbour stole his identity when they were kids and tries to set things straight in his old age. Wonderful insight in a childs innocent mind. End scene of American beauty was based on the end scene of this movie. [/font][/size] |
| User ReviewHélène BC'est un chef d'oeuvre cinématographique ! Le Montage y est exceptionnel. Les acteurs sont extraordinaires, mention spéciale à Michel Bouquet ! C'est le meilleur scénario qui existe !!! Magnifique film ! |
| User ReviewFiona CI actually saw this movie when I was a kid, and I'll like to keep a copy if I had found one. One of my favorites, too. It's a piece of art instead of only a movie--- in my point of view. |
| User ReviewPrivate UOne of the first movies to fracture and break up time and space. Unlike Pulp Fiction where the acts are out of order, in this film whole scenes are out of order with no concept of time. It captured me and blew my mind away. |
| User ReviewLance KLove this film. Sweet and complex and totally original. Very bittersweet. |
| User ReviewMikey MHighly imaginative and stylishly directed. One of my favorites. |
| User ReviewKeith CThe movie during which Hannah and I knew we were in love...I could tolerate French subtitles and Hannah could tolerate the fact that I tried to read French subtitles. Awwww.... |
| User ReviewBryan BI have felt like Thomas far too many times in my life. No gimme that Thompson... |