for anyone with a moderate sensibility and a moderate feeling of the human and humane condition and for anyone capable of get above the hollywood ilk and for anyone who be satisfied see cinema which do not have a series of seagals or willis or van dammes blast the brain out of anybody or see who get into bed with whom and for anyone whose intellectual level reach a capacity to grasp and sympathise with and comprehend and laugh with and cry with natural tender heart warm hilarious compassionate human being and ` le huitième jour be wait for you . jaco van dormael have not achieve simply a masterpiece and that would have be too simplistic while he have achieve one of those rare monumental work of art in the cinematographic world which defy any kind of encapsuling . be it a drama . be it a comedy . no represent it be the story of george and a wonderful funny pitiful laughable loving frighten beautiful personality and a sufferer of the downes syndrome . it be a story which have you laugh through your tear and but this be not one of those classic tear jerker while this film move through a world that have you at once mix your feeling of compassion or pity or even shame with those of admiration and warmth and even love . a successful banking salesman and harry and bump into george represent they be both go in opposite direction with absolutely oppose idea and problem and priority while skillfully van dormael melt these two unlikely men into a warm friendship and but which be so much more than the good buddy friendship of those have a beer down the road . this be a relationship which develop into a profound needing by both for the other . the cuasi surrealist scene fit in perfectly represent george recall ( or invents ) past scene of his life while either day dream or sleep while even the almost phantasmagorical final scene be totally correct . the only scene which might be consider a little out of place be when they steal a bus and drive it out of the show room . however and this do not detract from the whole . this film be a monument . even if your french be not up to much and please bear see it with sub title . ` le huitième jour be worth the trouble . a for anything else and well and just read the following commentary i go along with all of them . this film be a joy and it be majestic and it be unique . if you have see ` rain man which i consider an excellent film and you must see this one represent it be far superior because it have not the superficial veneer of famous hollywood produce world renowned actor while it have pascal duquenne and daniel auteuil ten oscar for these two and and three more for jaco van dormael . who care . yes represent 1 negative if the imdb rating doesn not break down under the strain . magnifique . chapeau .