Fresh
Each actor comes to perfectly embody his character.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Man on the Train
A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
2002 · 1h 30m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Patrice Leconte
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Man on the Train
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Patrice Leconte Director
- Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier
- Johnny Hallyday as Milan
- Jean-François Stévenin as Luigi
- Pascal Parmentier as Sadko
- Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Viviane
- Charlie Nelson as Max
- Édith Scob as Manesquier's Sister
- Maurice Chevit as Hairdresser
- Riton Liebman as Burly Guy
- Olivier Fauron Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Patrice Leconte's fanciful odd-couple drama oozes flavorful, provincial atmosphere.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Fresh
Under Leconte's artful direction, a believable bond develops between the men, each envious of the direction the other's life has taken.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
It is a perfected fable flashing across a screen.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
The actors couldn't be more perfect.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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