Looking for eric is a 2009 britishfrench film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. Looking for eric 2010 ever since his wife stephanie bishop left him, eric bishops steve evets life has fallen apart. Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical eric cantona. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Eric cantona in looking for eric and french film telegraph. Looking for eric is not necessarily a search for mr cantona, the talismanic player for manchester united in the mid 90s, although mr cantona assists in the search, but more the voyage of postman eric to come to terms with his own life, the loss of his first love, and the regret he feels for his actions, and the struggles of trying to bring up. An imaginary friend comes to the rescue in looking for eric, a comedy about a manchester united fan searching for meaning in the face of a midlife crisis.
At first glance, looking for eric appears an unlikely hybrid allegiance. Looking for eric 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Cantona plays a mystical version if that is possible of himself, an. I sent off for looking for eric and it came earlier than expected and was very securely packaged. A depressed mailman from manchester who receives life lessons from football god eric cantona. It was written by screenwriter paul laverty and directed by the english director ken loach. More information about looking for eric 2009 on imdb. In looking for eric, cantona is not just actor but coproducer and partfinancier. Goal brings you everything you need to know about eric cantona s acting career, the films he has been in and more. The former manchester united footballer has previously starred in the likes of elizabeth alongside cate. Goal brings you everything you need to know about eric cantonas acting career. The film centers around a middleaged mailman, eric bishop.
Find out where ken loachs looking for eric was filmed, around manchester, england. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing looking for eric near you. Eric daniel pierre cantona born 24 may 1966 is a french actor and former french international footballer. A british mailman gets relationship advice from soccer star eric cantona. Ken loachs looking for eric centres on a depressed manchester postal worker who searches out controversial exfootballer eric cantona for life guidance. Preshrunk, antipill fleece in lightweight and heavyandwarm options. All the exmanchester united footballers acting roles. Annemarie duff, hugh bonneville, victoria hamilton, douglas henshall, eric cantona. He was sitting on the bench next to his stuff, very quiet, shirt off, thinking. Lookingforeric, what is this movie all about, and is.
Its a surprise, in fact a dryly absurdist comedy with a dollop of magic realism. Start your free trial to watch looking for eric and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Beginning in grim kitchensink territory, the movie gets. Eric cantonas infamous kungfu kick cantona, meanwhile, is silently digesting the impact of his actions. View eric cantona photo, images, movie photo stills, celebrity photo galleries, red carpet premieres and more on fandango. The films cast includes the former professional footballer eric cantona and steve evets, former bass guitarist with the fall. A british mailman gets relationship advice from soccer star eric. If you cant find the movies you are looking for by using our main suggest me movie and.
Offcourse, there was a possibility he was going to look for vogelwering, but that just did not happen. Cannes crowdpleaser looking for eric is a tender, lifeaffirming, and hilarious nod to the possibility of second chances. Looking for eric is the story of a lonely postman, eric, who has made decades worth of bad decisions. Eric daniel pierre cantona born 24 may 1966 is a french actor and former french international footballer he played for auxerre martigues marseille bordeaux montpellier n. Looking for eric 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. Ken loachs latest is an uplifting, entertaining and amusing sociodrama featuring a matchwinning performance from eric cantona. Looking for eric is a film that blends the elements of comedy, drama, fantasy, and sports. Even if you are not an eric cantona fan, or if you are a man thinking it is all about eric cantona and your mrs will be swooning all throughout the video, you will be surprised and enjoy the video too. Looking for eric is a film that touches on one of the great tragedies of life. Telecharger looking for eric uptobox francais film complet hd telecharger film looking for eric uptobox 2009. A selfhelp book from his friends, coupled with eric finding his stepsons hidden stash of pot, leads him to having. Joss barratt ifc films eric cantona, left, with steve evets as eric bishop in the ken loach film looking for eric, which was nominated for the palme dor at the 2009 cannes film festival in france. Its pretty wrong with poor eric bishop steve evets. With steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns.
He has two unruly stepchildren, a girlfriend who was released from prison that has not. Watch looking for eric streaming online hulu free trial. Eric en est persuade, le king cantona peut laider a reprendre sa vie en mains. A soccer fanatic teams up with his hero eric cantona to win back the woman he loves and save his son from gangsters in this hilarious romantic comedy. The man utd legend who traded kungfu kicks for movie stardom. Telecharger looking for eric film complet en francais vf. Nice assist from cantona but loachs looking for eric fails to lift the cannes cup 3 out of 5 stars.
The match up of veteran serious social realist filmmaker ken loach, and. Ken loachs romantic comedy looking for eric is hard to resist. Eric cantona at the germany premiere of looking for eric. Steve evets as eric bishop looking for eric is a 2009 frenchbelgiumbritish film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring. Another tale of a man stuck in a rut, undergoing a midlife crisis, looking for eric builds a sympathetic perspective for its likeable loser of a protagonist. Eric cantona has revealed that he is enjoying his new career as an action movie star. If only our chaotic and unsatisfactory lives could. Eric cantona is most known for his skill on the soccer field. Damp squib of a british romantic comedy, featuring cantona as chainsmoking french auteur thierry grimandi, who becomes embroiled in the love life of broadsheet journalist jed bonneville. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
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