Cultural differences can be delightful or fascinating, but sometimes they can be merely baffling. Case in point, "The Intouchables," a French film that arrives in America on a wave of enormous ...

Here’s a startling news item: “The Intouchables,” a lively if largely predictable Parisian comedy about a wealthy quadriplegic and his ne’er-do-well immigrant caretaker, has become the biggest ...

In its best moments, the affable, crowd-pleasing French import "The Intouchables" underscores the beauty of human contact. But even in its worst moments -- built around the sort of cinematic ...

In a change of direction, a markedly younger seven-member film commission including Cannes director Thierry Fremaux has chosen heart-tugging crowdpleaser “The Intouchables” as their official Oscar ...

Christian Duguay (“Jappeloup”) is set to direct “Lady Liberty,” a historical feature charting the creation of the Statue of Liberty. Hailing from the producers of French smash hit comedy “The ...

PARIS — It may be a French cultural phenomenon, but Gallic box office smash “Intouchables” (Untouchable) has roots that are planted as deeply in Hollywood as they are in the soil of the typical French ...

Not since Julia Roberts has a movie star had a smile so wide and so ingratiating as Omar Sy, the likable lead of "The Intouchables." When this French actor smiles, between his white teeth glistening ...

In 2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s charmer Amélie began to break records inside France and out. In November that year, Miramax released it in the U.S. and it ultimately became the French-language film with ...

Hollywood rules the movie world, dominating the box office in every country where American films are freely shown. So how to explain the startling success of the French dramatic comedy Intouchables?

Update: The Césars are over in Paris, and the winners are: The Artist, to the tune of six awards, including Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Lead Actress for Bérénice Bejo, and Best Film.