The Intouchables Release date: November, 2011 Director: Oliver Nakache & Eric Toledano Screenplay: Oliver Nakache & Eric Toledano Okay, listen— T he Intouchables isn’t just “one of my favorite movies.” Nope. It’s sitting pretty in my Letterboxd top four, like it owns the place. This was the movie that flung open the doors to French cinema for me and somehow helped me score an A+ in my Interpersonal Communication class (who knew Philippe and Driss doubled as study buddies?). Watching it is like hopping on an emotional rollercoaster that refuses to let you off. One minute you’re snort-laughing, the next you’re clutching your heart, and by the end you’re left with that warm, fizzy, life-is-good kind of feeling. For those who live under a rock and have not seen this film, here is a quick overview: It is the story of Philippe, a super-wealthy aristocrat who, after a paragliding accident, becomes paralyzed from the neck down. In search of a caregiver, he hires Driss...
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Little Miss Sunshine Release date: August, 2006 Directed By: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Screenplay: Michael Arndt To start off this blog I've decided to post about one of my favorite films of all of time, Little Miss Sunshine. I've watched this film about 5-10 times in the past three years as it has become sort of a tool in my healing process. For those who have never seen this film before, here is a quick summary: A dysfunctional family piles into a beat-up yellow VW van to drive their awkward, beauty-pageant-obsessed daughter (Olive) to a competition. Along the way, their suicidal uncle (Frank), mute-in-protest son (Dwayne), motivational-speaker dad (richard), frazzled mom (Sheryl), and drug-loving grandpa (Edwin) all clash, bond, and break down (emotionally and mechanically). It’s basically a road trip where the only thing uglier than the van is the beauty pageant they’re trying to reach and somehow, that’s what makes it beautiful. This film may loo...