Pascal Duquenne
Biography: Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970) is a Belgian actor. He shared the Best Actor Award in the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry. He lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome. In 2004, he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium). Source: Article "Pascal Duquenne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Birthday: August 08, 1970
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Toto the Hero
1991-05-17
Toto the Hero
Overview: 80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.
Genres: Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-05-17
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The Eighth Day
1996-05-22
The Eighth Day
Overview: Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-05-22
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The Room
2006-01-01
The Room
Overview: When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Mr. Nobody
2009-11-06
Mr. Nobody
Overview: Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Lumière & Company
1995-12-20
Lumière & Company
Overview: 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-12-20
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The Brand New Testament
2015-09-02
The Brand New Testament
Overview: God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-09-02
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