The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

  • Director: Jaco Van Dormael
  • Countries of origin: Belgium, France, United Kingdom
  • Language: French
  • Release date: March 7, 1997
  • Sound mix: Stereo, Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: El octavo día
  • "The Eighth Day" mainly talks aboutAfter the death of his mother, the patient George was abandoned by his sister and brother-in-law in a nursing home. The person he loved the most in his life was his mother, who often met her in a trance. By chance, George met Harry, a bank clerk, a sales lecturer who lived in a boring mechanical world all day long. He didn’t want the two to become friends. Harry regained his understanding of life from George and gradually changed his attitude towards life. .

    Details

    • Release date March 7, 1997
    • Filming locations Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
    • Production companies Canal+, Center for Film and Audiovisual Arts of the French Community of Belgium, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)

    Box office

    Budget

    FRF 25,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $416,401

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $14,397

    Gross worldwide

    $33,031,984

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alexandra 2022-12-18 11:22:54

      Unexpectedly, the French also associate congenital dementia with the Mongolian race.

      I originally thought it was something in the English-speaking cultural circle, but I didn't expect it to exist in France, it seems to be very traditional.
      It's not that the French have any realm, but after all, France is very tolerant in the impression.
      I know that mongolism was officially not used for Down syndrome in the late 60s in English. But I also know that in 1978 the devo band still released a song called "mongoloid" with lyrics expressing people with Down syndrome, and this...

    • By Edison 2022-11-25 01:26:48

      my eighth day

      Every one of us is George, and if you meet George, it means you are George too, although now you look like Charlie.

           What is my life plan? God made me this way, this character, this kind of life, and I only thought about it more and more after I became an adult. I feel the earth, the trees, the leaves and their fruit, I feel sad and alienated. I meditate, meditate and exercise, and I don't see the little mouse singing and the mother's orange. Is this because now I'm just Charlie?...

    • By Davonte 2022-11-21 21:18:34

      God's most precious little gift to the world~~Day 8

      When you start the film "The Eighth Day",
      you are moved by the opening 9 minutes: a series of narrations on the seven days of creation.
      Then... the most innocent and lovely male protagonist in the universe (a big friend),
      when you say "Mom", your next minute and second, you will be stunned
      by that dream - a round face Awakened by the loving "mother";
      closely followed, every plot, every scene, every line of dialogue, every character, every melody
      .... ......, the...

    • By Emmanuel 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      "The Eighth Day": On the eighth day, God created George, and George is great!

      Plot: Harry is an elite banker who lives a monotonous life every day, training others by day and returning to an empty home at night; George is a Down syndrome patient who is always carried away with joy , can always feel the beauty of nature. The two of them met because of a dog, and this encounter changed Harry's life and made him understand the meaning of life.

      On the first seven days, God created this great world, and on the eighth day, God created George and taught people how to...

    • By Loyal 2022-03-25 09:01:19

      The world is beautiful, remember to touch

      The eighth day is so superfluous, but sometimes people still need it.
      Speaking of movies, Jacques van Dommel is good, he always shoots so beautifully, and he likes macro, which happens to be mine too, and the script is good, and he happens to be a screenwriter, the only two movies I like style of. The actor is also good, George played really well, I have been to a mental hospital, and many of the patients in it are like this. I hated George at first. If I met him, I would throw him away...

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    • By Celia 2023-09-14 20:56:17

      Watch a movie with tears in your eyes. George, my love is so poor and pitiful compared to...

    • By Abby 2023-09-10 09:08:34

      Although the mentally handicapped people are pitiful, they still need certain movement restrictions, otherwise it is easy to cause harm to others. The faces of the protagonist George and other mentally handicapped people are still relatively...

    • By Rylee 2023-09-04 01:28:31

      like a sad poem. Although I hope there are fewer films that talk about special...

    • By Stewart 2023-09-02 01:42:47

      The whole film is saying that George does not follow the rules as a patient, and the Harrys are normal people, but they are bound by the secular framework. Passionate night but doubts day self. I don’t think the director is saying that rules are bad. On the contrary, I think it is full of art for human beings to formulate rules and guidelines, such as laws. They help human beings develop better as a group. The director is here telling us to keep a Innocent heart, sincere to others, enjoying...

    • By Lottie 2023-08-21 10:50:42

      There is a gap with psychological expectations, and I don't like films that talk about special...

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    After the release of "The Eighth Day", it achieved great success at the box office, but it received mixed reviews. Some people think that the film is sincere and touching, but some think that the film is an insult to the disabled. The headline of the first comment in the newspaper was "We will never shake hands with this gentleman." It is inappropriate for the critics to use people with intellectual disabilities to star in the film....
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    Movie quotes

    • Harry: [fed up with Georges] Get out! Go find some other sucker to help you out!

      [leaves Georges in the rain. He eventually comes back]

      Harry: Put this on, you'll get soaked and chill.

      [puts his coat on Georges]

      Georges: [overjoyed] You like me!

    • [lying on the grass in the sun]

      Harry: We should get going.

      Georges: Just one more minute.

      Harry: Okay.

      [they lie down for a minute more]

      Harry: [looks at his watch] Okay, it's over.

      Georges: A nice minute, for us.

    • [last lines]

      Harry: On the eighth day, God created Georges. And he saw that it was good.