L'homme du train

"A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies."

Oct 2 2002 R 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

Plot

Carrying a duffel bag, Milan, a mysterious, stone-faced stranger, gets off a train and sets foot on a small village in the French province. As the man enters a pharmacy, he has a chance encounter with the grizzled retired professor of French literature, Manesquier, and as one thing leads to another, they strike up an unexpected friendship. And, despite their differences, Manesquier, and his polar opposite, Milan, realise how much they want to be in each other's shoes. One wants to be an adventurer, while the other dreams of settling down. In the following three short days, they will both have to make up their minds.

Written by

Patrick Cauvin

Directed by

Patrice Leconte

Production Countries

United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France

Production Companies

Tubedale Films, Zoulou Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, CNC, Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2, Sofica Sofinergie 5, Eurimages, Canal+, Film Council, Cinéma Parisien, Pandora Filmproduktion, Ciné B, Media Suits, FCC

Languages

Français

Awards

8 wins & 10 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,801
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA