The Upside true story confirms that Philippe's ex-con caretaker, Abdel Sellou, only applied for the job so that he could get government support, which required him to be employed. His counselor had encouraged him to apply for the position. At the time he was hired, Abdel was 21 and Philippe Abdel had no intentions of sticking around long helping a disabled person and his ailing wife. Abdel even stole a Faberge egg during his job interview. As indicated by the photos at the top, Nicole Kidman's character in the movie, Yvonne, is based on Philippe Pozzo di Borgo's real-life female assistant, Laurence Landouc'h pictured below, right.
The affection and budding romance between Yvonne and Bryan Cranston's character in the movie is fictional. In his memoir, Philippe never mentions that their relationship was anything more than professional.
I need a guy crazy enough not to be afraid of the situation. He's afraid of nothing at all, and very strong, available, and extremely generous. So he was the best person we could imagine. After interviewing around 90 people, like in the movie, Philippe knew immediately that Abdel was the one.
I needed him. And he became a friend afterwards. Like in The Upside movie, they also shared a similar sense of humor. While both men are short with relatively square faces, Philippe's real-life caretaker, Abdel Sellou, is an Algerian Muslim, not a black American.
Like his onscreen counterpart, Abdel was indeed hot-tempered and accustomed to solving disputes with his fists, something that he has since given up. At 4, he was sent to Paris to live with relatives. By age 10, he was stealing and trying to extort his schoolmates. He spent his time coming up with ways to steal from the tourists who roamed the streets of Paris. In answering the question, "How accurate is The Upside movie? This means that in real life, Philippe's first wife was alive for almost three years after his caretaker, Abdel Sellou, was hired in So, that's one stupid thing I accepted from him.
Many of the wild things that Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart's characters do in the movie were inspired by the real-life exploits of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his caretaker Abdel Sellou. Together, they made a game of speeding through Paris in Philippe's Rolls-Royce until the police pulled them over.
Abdel would then explain that the reason they were speeding was because Philippe was having a seizure. Not only didn't they get a ticket, the police would escort them to the closest hospital.
Of all the candidates, he chose Abdel, who came to the interview in order to not lose his French visa. The year-old millionaire and the year-old guy from the streets quickly became friends. And the story of their friendship is the base of one of the most popular French movies of all time. We at Bright Side absolutely love this film. In this article, aside from the interesting facts about the film, you will also see a very positive bonus.
A big one. A singing tree. In German? Oh, man. How long does it last? It comes before the physical relationship for me. What do you think about this film? He was irreverent, cheeky, and had an outrageous sense of humor. This is the guy I needed. I needed him. And he became a friend afterward. In the movie, the paralyzed millionaire has the same name as he does in real life — Philippe but instead of Abdel who is from Algeria, they hired Driss from Senegal who was portrayed by Omar Sy.
The directors changed the nationality of the character in the story in order to be able to cast Omar. You changed my life : a memoir by Abdel Sellou 7 editions published in in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide You Saved My Life tells the extraordinary true story of the charming Algerian con-man whose friendship with a disabled French aristocrat inspired the record-breaking hit film, The Intouchables.
Sellou's fictional reincarnation, Driss, played to critical acclaim by French comedian Omar Sy in the movie Les Intouchables, captured the hearts of millions with his edgy charm. The book takes us from his childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery store, to his career as.
Aber da ist noch viel mehr Juntos tentamos al diablo. Nietykalni Visual 4 editions published between and in French and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. The story of Abdel Sellou's surprising friendship with aristocrat Philippe Pozzo di Borgo has been told and retold around the world-most recently in the major motion picture The Upside, with comedian and movie star Kevin Hart portraying Abdel and his edgy charm.
In this appealing memoir, Sellou shows us the real man behind Kevin Hart's smiling face.
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