this be the french and belgians do what they do best . it quirky and visually inventive and exhilarating and emotionally challenge storytelling . director jaco van dormael take u into the world of george and a down syndrome sufferer and his quest for a meaningful relationship with someone and just anyone . this be not do in a patronising way but with a great sense of fun and also honesty . george interplay with corporate management guru and harry be dazzlingly handle shift from comedy to tragedy back to comedy again with breathtaking ease . the eighth day put similar hollywood fare like barry levinson oscar win rain man or robert zemeckis forrest gump well and truly in the shade . at time and it evoke the humour of milo forman one flew over the cuckoo nest with shade of dennis potter throw in for good measure . a the emotionally blunt and desperately lonely yuppie and harry and daniel auteuil turn in yet another sublime performance . but it be match by the brilliant pascal duquenne a george . it a movie with uniformly strong performance and so many and memorable set piece the shoe shop scene and car showroom scene and george dance to genesis jesus he know me and the conference scene and the firework scene . if you haven not see it and there only one thing to do . just rent it or attend a screening at a retro cinema near you and see what you have be miss . good still and buy this movie . sheer genius .