“The Intouchables” writer-director team Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache chose six classic American films that influenced their French bromance. The comedy stars Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy. While watching the movie, I had that nagging feeling that Cluzet reminded me of someone familiar. Speaking to Toledano and Nakache I discovered that wasn’t a coincidence: He’s the French Dustin Hoffman, and the creators have a fetish for that actor who’s in ... more 

“The Intouchables” writer-director team Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache chose six classic American films that influenced their French bromance. The comedy stars Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy. While watching the movie, I had that nagging feeling that Cluzet reminded me of someone familiar. Speaking to Toledano and Nakache I discovered that wasn’t a coincidence: He’s the French Dustin Hoffman, and the creators have a fetish for that actor who’s in three of their six favorites. less