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Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache

Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache are French filmmakers, best known for directing the films Those Happy Days (2006) and The Intouchables (2011).

Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
Éric Toledano (left) and Olivier Nakache (right)
Born
Éric Toledano
(1971-07-03) 3 July 1971 (age 54)
Paris, France
Olivier Nakache
(1973-04-15) 15 April 1973 (age 53)
Suresnes, France
OccupationFilmmakers
Years active1995–present

Early life

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Éric Toledano was born on 3 July 1971 in Paris. Olivier Nakache was born on 15 April 1973 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine.[1]

Toledano and Nakache are both Jewish.[2] Toledano's parents were immigrants from Morocco, while Nakache's parents were from Algeria.[3]

Career

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Toledano and Nakache collaborated several times before directing The Intouchables (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history[4] and for which they were nominated for several awards, including three Cesar Awards. They have collaborated several times with actor Omar Sy, most recently in the 2014 film Samba.

Their 2019 film The Specials stars Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb.[5] The film shows Parisians from many different groups in society making connections with each other through their work with autistic children and young people.[6]

Toledano and Nakache directed En thérapie, the French version of the Israeli series BeTipul, created by Hagai Levi, about a psychologist and his patients. It debuted on Arte TV in January 2021, starring Frédéric Pierrot, Mélanie Thierry, Reda Kateb, Clémence Poésy, Pio Marmaï, and Carole Bouquet. The series is set in the aftermath of the Bataclan attack in 2015.[6] A second season was aired from April 2022,[7] with each series comprising 35 episodes.[8][9] The show aired on SBS Television in Australia as In Therapy.[10]

Their film, A Difficult Year, premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival.[11]

Their 2026 film Just an Illusion[12] drew on their own adolescence and was dedicated to their fathers, who died during filming.[13]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Le jour et la nuit Director & writer Short
1999 Les petits souliers Director & writer Short
La part de l'ombre Director Short
2005 Let's Be Friends Director & writer
2006 Our Happy Days Director, writer & actor
2009 Tellement proches Director & writer
2011 The Intouchables Director & writer Became the second highest-grossing French film in France upon release
2014 Samba Director & writer
2015 Learn by Heart Producer Directed by Mathieu Vadepied[14]
2016 One Man and His Cow Co-producer Directed by Mohamed Hamidi[15]
2017 C'est la vie ! Director & writer
2019 The Specials Director & writer
2021–2022 In Therapy Creator TV series
2022 Les Rencontres du Papotin Creator
2023 A Difficult Year Director & writer
2023 Phantom Youth Producer Directed by Luàna Bajrami[16]
2026 Just an Illusion Director & writer French title: Juste une illusion[17]

References

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  1. ↑ Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors. Vol. 1. The Scarecrow Press. p. 765. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
  2. ↑ "Visiting French film duo 'untouched' by anti-Semitism". The Times of Israel.
  3. ↑ Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache - The Intouchables Interview. 6:30: YouTube. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2019. Our parents came in France, they are immigrants. Olivier from Algeria, I am from Morocco{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ Bosio, Alice (9 January 2012). "Intouchables réussira-t-il à battre les Ch'tis ?". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (2019-01-18). "Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano's 'The Specials' Already a Gaumont Sales Hit (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  6. 1 2 "French version of Israeli show 'BeTipul' debuts as 'En Thérapie'". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Sotinel, Thomas (4 April 2022). "'In Therapy,' Season 2: The psychiatrist and the pandemic". Le Monde. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ↑ En thérapie at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ↑ "In therapy: the first series of the Toledano / Nakache duo". Do It In Paris. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Myers, Kate (25 November 2021). "'In Therapy', a problem shared is a problem halved". SBS TV Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Lazic, Elena (2023-07-31). "A closer look at the European presence at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  12. ↑ "Just an illusion". Gaumont. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Wachthausen, Jean-Luc (19 April 2026). "Éric Toledano : « Notre film est un hommage à une génération en train de disparaître »". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Learn by Heart". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "One Man and His Cow". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Phantom Youth". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Just an illusion". Gaumont. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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