The Man on the Train (2002 film)

This article is about the 2002 film. For the 2011 film, see Man on the Train (2011 film). 2002 French film

The Man on the Train
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Patrice Leconte
Written by	Claude Klotz
Produced by	Philippe Carcassonne
Starring	Johnny Hallyday Jean Rochefort
Cinematography	Jean-Marie Dreujou
Edited by	Joëlle Hache
Music by	Pascal Estève
Production companies	Ciné B Zoulou Films Rhône-Alpes Cinéma FCC Tubedale Films Pandora Filmproduktion Cinéma Parisien Media Suits
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution (France, United Kingdom and Ireland) Alamode Film Distribution OHG (Germany) Wise Policy (Cinéma Parisien) (Japan)
Release dates	2 September 2002 (2002-09-02) (Venice) 2 October 2002 (2002-10-02) (France)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom Germany Japan
Language	French
Budget	€5 million
Box office	$7,585,989

The Man on the Train (French: L'homme du train), called Man on the Train in the USA, is a 2002 drama film directed by Patrice Leconte that stars Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday.

Plot

In a little French town, a rough-looking man named Milan arrives alone by train. Suffering a headache, he goes into the pharmacy for aspirin and there meets Manesquier, a cultured bachelor who lives in a large house on his own. As the only hotel has closed, Manesquier offers to put the stranger up for the night. While he is delighted to talk about his life and interests, the taciturn Milan does not say who he is or why he is there. The reason, it is revealed, is because he will link up with three other criminals and rob the town bank.

Over the next few days the two very different men start bonding, with Milan introduced to music and poetry and the aesthete Manesquier learning to be tough with women and other men. On the Saturday each is to meet his fate: Manesquier will undergo triple bypass surgery while Milan will join his fellow-criminals in holding up the bank. The robbery is a failure, as the police have been tipped off and Milan is shot down. The operation is also a failure; as Manesquier dies on the table.

In a brief surrealistic coda, each dead man returns to life and their improbable friendship resumes.

Cast

Johnny Hallyday as Milan, a thief
Jean Rochefort as Manesquier, a retired teacher
Jean-François Stévenin as Luigi, a thief
Charlie Nelson as Max
Pascal Parmentier as Sadko
Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Viviane, Manesquier's mistress
Édith Scob as Manesquier's sister

Production

The film was shot in Annonay (Ardèche), at the Gare de Tain-l'Hermitage - Tournon in Tain-l'Hermitage (Drôme) and at the Musée des Beaux-Arts and Fourvière in Lyon.

Release

Paramount Classics acquired the United States distribution rights of this film and gave it a limited US theatrical release on May 9, 2003 to a total of 85 theaters; this film went on to gross $2,542,020 in United States theaters, which is a solid result for a non-English language film. Paramount Classics was ecstatic with this film's performance in the United States market.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 116 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "A lovely, contemplative character study with two wonderful performances at its center." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades

The film won the audience awards at the Venice Film Festival for "Best Film" and "Best Actor" (Jean Rochefort) in 2002.

English-language remake

In 2011, an English-language remake of this film was released, starring Donald Sutherland as the professor and Larry Mullen, Jr. as the thief.

References

^ The Man on the Train at Box Office Mojo
"L'Homme du train". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
Eugene Hernandez. "Box Office Battles: A Look at 2003 for 25 Indie and Specialty Distributors". Archived from the original on 23 April 2007.
Making the Grade, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 August 2004
"The Man on the Train". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
"Man on the Train". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

v t e Films directed by Patrice Leconte
Feature	Les vécés étaient fermés de l'interieur (1976) Les Bronzés (1978) Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981) Ma femme s'appelle reviens (1982) Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983) Les Spécialistes (1985) Tandem (1987) Monsieur Hire (1989) The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) Tango (1993) Yvonne's Perfume (1994) Ridicule (1996) Les Grands Ducs (1996) Une chance sur deux (1998) Girl on the Bridge (1999) The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000) Felix and Lola (2001) Love Street (2002) The Man on the Train (2002) Intimate Strangers (2004) Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux (2004) Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (2006) My Best Friend (2006) Beauties at War (2008) Voir la mer (2011) The Suicide Shop (2012) A Promise (2013) Do Not Disturb (2014) Maigret (2022)
Short	Le batteur du Boléro (1992)

Films directed by Patrice Leconte

Feature

Les vécés étaient fermés de l'interieur (1976)
Les Bronzés (1978)
Les Bronzés font du ski (1979)
Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)
Ma femme s'appelle reviens (1982)
Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983)
Les Spécialistes (1985)
Tandem (1987)
Monsieur Hire (1989)
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
Tango (1993)
Yvonne's Perfume (1994)
Ridicule (1996)
Les Grands Ducs (1996)
Une chance sur deux (1998)
Girl on the Bridge (1999)
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
Felix and Lola (2001)
Love Street (2002)
The Man on the Train (2002)
Intimate Strangers (2004)
Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux (2004)
Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (2006)
My Best Friend (2006)
Beauties at War (2008)
Voir la mer (2011)
The Suicide Shop (2012)
A Promise (2013)
Do Not Disturb (2014)
Maigret (2022)

Short

Le batteur du Boléro (1992)

Awards for The Man on the Train

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Ridicule (1996)
Shall We Dance? (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1998)
Run Lola Run (1999)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Amélie (2001)
And Your Mother Too (2002)
The Man on the Train (2003)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Sin nombre (2009)
I Am Love (2010)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
The Intouchables (2012)
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
The Raid 2 (2014)
The Assassin (2015)
Elle (2016)
BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
Shoplifters (2018)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
The Strong Ones (2020)
The Hand of God (2021)
Decision to Leave (2022)
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
All We Imagine as Light (2024)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1975–2000

And Now My Love (1975)
Face to Face (1976)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Madame Rosa (1978)
Soldier of Orange (1979)
No Award (1980)
The Tin Drum (1981)
Pixote (1982)
Mad Max 2 (1983)
Fanny and Alexander / The Fourth Man (1984)
The Official Story / Ran (1985)
Vagabond (1986)
Goodbye, Children (1987)
Wings of Desire (1988)
Distant Voices, Still Lives / Story of Women (1989)
Life and Nothing But (1990)
The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
The Crying Game (1992)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Three Colours: Red (1994)
Wild Reeds (1995)
A Judgement in Stone (1996)
The Promise (1997)
The Celebration (1998)
All About My Mother (1999)
Yi Yi (2000)

2001–present

No Man's Land (2001)
And Your Mother Too (2002)
The Man on the Train (2003)
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Hidden (2005)
The Lives of Others (2006)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Still Life (2008)
Summer Hours (2009)
Carlos (2010)
City of Life and Death (2011)
Holy Motors (2012)
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Ida (2014)
Son of Saul (2015)
The Handmaiden (2016)
BPM (Beats per Minute) / Loveless (2017)
Burning / Shoplifters (2018)
Pain and Glory (2019)
Beanpole (2020)
Petite Maman (2021)
EO (2022)
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
All We Imagine as Light (2024)

v t e Johnny Hallyday
Studio albums	Salut les copains Les Bras en croix Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime Derrière l'amour Hamlet Solitudes à deux Hollywood À partir de maintenant En pièces détachées Quelque part un aigle La Peur Entre Violence et Violon Nashville en direct Rock'n'Roll Attitude Gang Cadillac Ça ne change pas un homme Rough Town Lorada Ce que je sais Sang pour sang À la vie, à la mort ! Ma vérité Le Cœur d'un homme
Singles	"T'aimer follement" "Souvenirs, souvenirs" "Itsy bitsy petit bikini" "Kili Watch" "Viens danser le twist" "Retiens la nuit" "Ya ya twist" "Elle est terrible" "Tes tendres années" "Les Bras en croix" (c/w "Quitte-moi doucement" and "Dis-moi oui" on the EP) "Da dou ron ron" "Ma guitare" "Pour moi la vie va commencer" "Le Pénitencier" "Un ami ça n'a pas de prix" "Quand revient la nuit" "Cheveux longs et idées courtes" "Noir c'est noir" "Si j'étais un charpentier" "Hey Joe" "Petite fille" "San Francisco" "À tout casser" "Cours plus vite Charlie" "Que je t'aime" "Ceux que l'amour a blessés" "Jésus Christ" "Deux amis pour un amour" "Essayez" "Oh! Ma jolie Sarah" "Comme un corbeau blanc" "J'ai un problème" (with Sylvie Vartan) "Noël interdit" "Prends ma vie" "Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime" "Johnny Rider" "La Fille de l'été dernier" "La Terre promise" "Requiem pour un fou" "Derrière l'amour" (c/w "Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi") "Gabrielle" "Ne me quitte pas" (live) "Quelque chose de Tennessee" "L'Envie" (live) "Que je t'aime" (live) "Mirador" "Je ne suis pas un héros" "Diego libre dans sa tête" "Ça ne change pas un homme" "Tous ensemble" "Marie" "Mon plus beau Noël" "Ça n'finira jamais"
Films	Tales of Paris D'où viens-tu Johnny? Cherchez l'idole À tout casser The Specialists Point de chute L'aventure, c'est l'aventure L'Animal Détective Terminus The Iron Triangle Why Not Me? The Man on the Train Crime Spree Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse Quartier V.I.P. Jean-Philippe Vengeance The Pink Panther 2 Titeuf Salaud, on t'aime Rock'n Roll Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction
Family	Sylvie Vartan David Hallyday Laura Smet
Related articles	Johnny Hallyday discography

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