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Tag Archives: Belgium
Bullhead (2011) Michaël R. Roskam, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy
In Sint-Truiden, cattle farmer Jacky visits a distant relative and intimidates him into selling cows. Read More »
Blind (2007) Tamar van den Dop, Joren Seldeslachts, Halina Reijn, Katelijne Verbeke
In late 19th century’s Netherlands, an albino woman and a blind man develop an indiscriminate love for one another. Will love be blind? Read More »
Stormy Weather (2003) Sólveig Anspach, Élodie Bouchez, Didda Jónsdóttir, Baltasar Kormákur
A very sad but genuinely human story. The middle-aged Icelandic woman Loa is seriously mentally ill. Read More »
The Departure (1967) Jerzy Skolimowski, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, Jacqueline Bir
A fast-paced comedy about a young Belgian car nut and hairdresser’s apprentice Read More »
The Conscript (1974) Roland Verhavert, Jan Decleir, Ansje Beentjes, Gaston Vandermeulen
In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion Read More »
From the Branches Drops the Withered Blossom (1960) Paul Meyer, Brighella, Giuseppe Cerqua, Luigi Favotto
What was supposed to be a documentary to show the progressive nature of Belgium in regards to its immigration policy Read More »
Haut les coeurs! (1999) Sólveig Anspach, Karin Viard, Laurent Lucas, Julien Cottereau
A young woman, Emma, decides to get pregnant without her boyfriend’s consent. Read More »
Dreaming Film (2010) Eric Pauwels
Belgian filmmaker Eric Pauwles’ meditation on dream, travel and film. Read More »
The Living World (2003) Eugène Green, Christelle Prot, Alexis Loret, Adrien Michaux
An ogre keeps in his castle two children, whom he intends to eat. Read More »
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) Paul Cox, Keanu Kapuni-Szasz, David Wenham, Jan Kleinejan
The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers. Read More »
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977) Agnès Varda, Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès
The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women’s movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Read More »
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) Philip Ridley, Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen
After the death of his strictly religious parents, forlorn young Darkly gets lost in the woods. Read More »
Anchoress (1993) Chris Newby, Natalie Morse, Gene Bervoets, Toyah Willcox
In fourteenth-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary Read More »
The Misfortunates (2009) Felix van Groeningen, Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Read More »