[photo credit: Pasadena Senior Center]
Directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the film stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. It is based on the memoir of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a quadriplegic aristocrat, and the true story of his caregiver, Abdel Sellou.
“I need a guy crazy enough not to be afraid of the situation,” Pozzo di Borgo said of hiring Sellou. “He’s afraid of nothing at all… So he was the best person we could imagine.”
Sellou described their bond as a survival pact: “We were two desperate people looking for a way out… two outcasts supporting each other.”
Grossing $484,630,908 worldwide, the film earned Omar Sy the 2012 César Award for Best Actor. Harvey Weinstein called it a triumph offering “intelligent, entertaining, and well-crafted stories that challenge conventions.”
The screening is part of the Friday Movie Matinee series at the Pasadena Senior Center, celebrating its 65th anniversary as the first nationally accredited senior center in California.
Friday Movie Matinee: The Intouchables (2011-R) will run on Friday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m.Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena. For more call (626) 795-4331 or visit https://www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org/activities-events/friday-movie-matinee.
