Movie

Man on the Train

2002 · 90 min

A quiet, melancholic character study that unfolds slowly, letting two lonely men circle each other with unspoken longing.

Tagline: A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.
Overview: A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, friendship, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
friendship
fate
death
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild