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The Intouchables (2011)

Film
DirectorÉric Toledano
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Figures

Form & technique
  • The scene where Driss replaces Philippe's high-end leg cream with a common foot cream. → Carnivalesque Inversion
  • The shaving scene where Driss cares for Philippe
  • The end credits sequence showing footage of the real Philippe and Abdel
  • The paragliding scene → The Counter-Space
  • The job interview sequence from Philippe's point of view
Tropes
  • Driss's character arc → The Magical Negro
  • Philippe's quadriplegia → Narrative Prosthesis
  • The contrast between Philippe's mansion and Driss's housing project
  • The juxtaposition of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland" → Cultural Capital
  • Driss loudly laughing during the opera performance → The Fragile Alpha
  • Driss's intervention in Philippe's epistolary relationship with Éléonore
  • The close-ups of Driss's hands caring for Philippe's body (e.g., putting on compression stockings)

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