Toto the Hero

1991 Belgian film directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Movie film Q1702748
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Toto the Hero

Summary

Toto the Hero is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Toto the Hero received the César Award for Best Foreign Film[3].
  • Toto the Hero received the Young European Film of the Year[4].
  • Toto the Hero received the European Film Award for Best Actor[5].
  • Toto the Hero received the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[6].
  • Toto the Hero received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[7].
  • Toto the Hero's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • Toto the Hero's director is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[9].
  • Toto the Hero's screenwriter is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[10].
  • Toto the Hero's screenwriter is recorded as Didier De Neck[11].
  • Toto the Hero's composer is recorded as Pierre Van Dormael[12].
  • Toto the Hero's genre is recorded as comedy drama[13].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Michel Bouquet[14].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Gisela Uhlen[15].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Bernard Yerlès[16].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Bouli Lanners[17].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Fabienne Loriaux[18].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Mireille Perrier[19].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Pascal Duquenne[20].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Sandrine Blancke[21].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Thomas Godet[22].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Jo De Backer[23].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Klaus Schindler[24].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Nicolas Duvauchelle[25].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Harry Cleven[26].
  • Toto the Hero's cast member is recorded as Josse De Pauw[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Luciano Gloor[28], Dany Geys[29], and Pierre Drouot[30]. Toto the Hero's director is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[9]. Screenwriters include Jaco Van Dormael[10] and Didier De Neck[11]. Cast members include Michel Bouquet[14], Gisela Uhlen[15], Bernard Yerlès[16], Bouli Lanners[17], Fabienne Loriaux[18], and Mireille Perrier[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1991-05-00T00:00:00Z[31] and +1991-11-14T00:00:00Z[32]. Toto the Hero's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[33]. Its genre is recorded as comedy drama[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include mediocrity[34], meaning of life[35], and existential crisis[36].

Reception

Awards received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], a César Award[37], in France[38], founded in 1976[39]; Young European Film of the Year[4], a class of award[40], founded in 1988[41]; European Film Award for Best Actor[5], an award for best leading actor[42], founded in 1988[43]; European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[6], an award for best screenplay[44], founded in 1988[45]; and European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[7], a class of award[46], founded in 1989[47]. Reviews include 8.3/10[48] and 85%[49].

Why It Matters

Toto the Hero ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Toto the Hero receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Young European Film of the Year[4], European Film Award for Best Actor[5], and European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [24] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [6] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [49] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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