▁his ▁previous ▁work , ▁essentially ▁treated ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁new com er . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁altern ated ▁between ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁R id ic ule ▁and ▁L ' homme ▁du ▁train ▁which ▁have ▁had ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁ar th ouse ▁market , ▁and ▁others , ▁like ▁Les ▁Gr ands ▁Duc s , ▁whose ▁appeal ▁has ▁been ▁limited ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Pat rice ▁Le con te ▁received ▁more ▁recognition ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁successful ▁United ▁States ▁releases ▁of ▁Girl ▁on ▁the ▁Bridge , ▁The ▁W id ow ▁of ▁Saint - Pierre , ▁Man ▁on ▁the ▁Train ▁and ▁Int imate ▁Str angers ▁( Param ount ▁Class ics ▁released ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ). ▁ ▁Ryan ▁M ott es he ard ▁of ▁Ind ie WI RE ▁wrote : ▁" you ▁could ▁even ▁argue ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁foreign ▁film maker ▁( IN CL UD ING ▁Pedro ▁Al mod ó var ) ▁has ▁had ▁as ▁strong ▁of ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁United ▁States ▁ar th ouses ." ▁ ▁An ▁English ▁language ▁re make ▁of ▁Le con te ' s ▁film ▁Man ▁on ▁the ▁Train ▁was ▁re made ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁are ▁in ▁' development ': ▁Int imate ▁Str angers ▁and ▁My ▁Best ▁Friend . ▁ ▁Pat rice ▁Le con te ' s ▁film , ▁The ▁Su ic ide ▁Sh op , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁New