Man on the Train (2002)

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.

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Stars:

Jean Rochefort (Monsieur Manesquier), Johnny Hallyday (Milan), Jean-François Stévenin (Luigi), Pascal Parmentier (Sadko), Charlie Nelson (Max), Isabelle Petit-Jacques (Viviane, Manesquier's mistress)