Glover is a shadow of the man he was. Once a handsome playboy, he is now confined to the luxurious prison Read More »
Tag Archives: Belgium
The Afterman (1985)
“The Afterman” is about a guy who lived alone in an atomic fallout shelter after the A-Bomb was dropped, so he can’t read, write or speak. Read More »
Daguerrotype (2016) Le secret de la chambre noire
When an assistant to a daguerreotypy photographer falls in love Read More »
The Invader AKA L’envahisseur (2011) Nicolas Provost, Isaka Sawadogo, Stefania Rocca, Serge Riaboukine, Dieudonné Kabongo
The struggles of illegal African immigrant Amadou in search for a better life in Brussels. Read More »
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) Dominique Deruddere, Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunaway
Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Read More »
Afterman 2 (2005) Rob Van Eyck, Lindsay Bervoets, Stephane Dopagne, Frida Farrell
The Year is 2012. Bin Laden is a political refugee in Brussels. Somehow, helped by the criminal underworld Read More »
The Son AKA Le fils (2002) Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
Olivier – meticulous, careful, even-handed – teaches carpentry at a vocational school in Liège. Read More »
Rosetta (1999) Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux
The first scene, like almost all others, is a fighting scene. A girl, about 18, is sacked from her factory work because her trial period is over. Read More »
The Diary of Lady M AKA Le journal de Lady M (1992) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi
She’s a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Read More »
Come Undone AKA Presque rien (2000) Sébastien Lifshitz, Jérémie Elkaïm, Stéphane Rideau, Marie Matheron
Eighteen-year-old Mathieu vacations at the beach with his family when he meets local teen Cédric. Read More »