Rain Man as inaugurating a common but mistaken media stereotype that people on the autism spectrum typically have savant skills, and references to "Rain Man", in particular Dustin Hoffman's performance, have become a popular shorthand for autism and savantism. Conversely, "Rain Man" has also been seen as "dispelling" a number of other misconceptions about autism, and improving public awareness of the failure of many agencies to accommodate autistic people and make use of the abilities they do have, regardless of whether they have savant skills or not. The film is also known for popularizing the misconception that card counting is illegal in
The Man Who Lies The Man Who Lies The Man Who Lies (, ) is a 1968 French-Czechoslovak drama art film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean-Louis Trintignant won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award. The action takes place in an unspecified European country. The protagonist, dressed in contemporary clothes (Jean-Louis Trintignant) runs through the forest away from a squad of soldiers pursuing him who are dressed in German uniforms from the period of the Second World War with whom resistance fighters exchange fire. The hero is killed, but then he gets up