LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Last year around this time of France's Cannes film festival, movie producer Harvey Weinstein pondered how to turn a silent black-and-white film, "The Artist," into Oscar gold. His answer was to charm the socks off audiences with a simple tale of old Hollywood romance. This year, his Weinstein Co. has a different French movie on its hands with buddy comedy "The Intouchables," a box office smash around the world that... full story ![]()

The French actor is best known for his role in the hit film "The Intouchables."
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PARIS (Reuters) - France unveiled draft legislation on Wednesday aimed at making hundreds of parliamentarians and other elected officials disclose their wealth and business activities to a new watchdog.
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"Intouchables" star Francois Cluzet delivers the goods in this noir-style replay of a real-life heist.
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The surprise French blockbuster boosted revenues at the German producer/distributor by more than 76 percent in 2012.
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Patch Adams director reported to be returning to feature films with version of highest grossing non-English language filmThe long-mooted US remake of hit French comedy Intouchables is nearing realisation, as reports suggest Patch Adams director Tom Shadyac is to sign up to the project.The story of a rich quadriplegic man (played by François Cluzet) who hires an African...
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave the go-ahead on Friday. The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has been hotly...
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The pair have become hot commodities since their respective turns in "Zero Dark Thirty" and "The Intouchables."
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He joins a swelling cast that already includes Fassbender, McAvoy, McKellen and Stewart
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French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.
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