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Eric's character losing weight


Was it just my imagination or was Eric Cantona gradually losing weight towards the end of the movie? He seemed to have defnitely gone slimmer. If so, was it part of the plot or a goof?

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Yes. It's part of the plot. He transforms his eating habits. Getting rid of all the big food and eating healthy. For Love. For Life. This is a great film. And then you find out why he developed this eating addiction - over love and grief and guilt.

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Thanks for that! Finally an answer after 3 years haha.

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Stefan - did you see this movie on TV? Where?

I first saw it on TV5Monde, but I don't believe it's been on since. And I am not sure there is a DVD.

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Saw it on Australian TV on our free to air foreign movie channel SBS.

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BTW Eric Cantona did wear a "fat suit" at the beginning of the movie as his character was obese. When his character could barely get up the city stairs and he was given one year to live and he met "someone" - he decided to alter his lifestyle. So you do see a physical difference from what he was in the beginning to how he was at the end of movie. Complete transformation.

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