By directing "Intouchables", directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache have made a popular "feel good" movie.

Rating: 6/10 (20 October 2014)

The concept of popular cinema has undergone considerable change in France. In the past, it was a device used by film journalists to define films made by directors namely Gérard Oury, Georges Lautner, Claude Zidi etc. In recent times, one sees a new breed of directors especially Dany Boon, Michel Munz, Thomas Gilou etc whose films have had tremendous commercial success. The team of Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache is a new entrant to this group. Their film "The Intouchables" can be classified as a 'feel good' film with elements of 'popular cinema'. It sacrifices its elements of realism to portray an imperfect world of "the haves" and the "haves not" through the depiction of how black people are somewhat forced to live in suburbs whereas their friends live in expensive areas of Paris. As a character study of people from different areas, it shows why only a handful of black people are able to mingle with white people. "Intouchables" has broken all box office records in France as it honestly portrays a poor man's entry in the life of a rich man.