Hollywood rules the movie world, dominating the box office in every country where American films are freely shown. So how to explain the startling success of the French dramatic comedy Intouchables?

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

FELLOWSHIP OF THE WHEEL Le Ny and Sy tend to near-immobilized Cluzet (center) in this crowd pleaser from France. The Intouchables has been a record-breaking hit in its native France and all over ...

‘The Intouchables,” a wildly successful French comedy that trades on racial cliches, manages to be charming and offensive at the same time. Let’s stipulate that the French do not do race well. They ...

PREVIOUSLY, June 14: The Weinstein Company’s untitled English-language remake of the critically acclaimed French movie The Intouchables will open nationwide March 9 next year. The movie follows the ...

The midnight car chase that opens the odd-couple buddy picture “The Intouchables” is fresh and unpredictable — qualities that the movie, unfortunately, never quite achieves again, although it isn’t ...