
In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. Read More »
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Chloé (1996) Dennis Berry, Anna Karina, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Claude Adelin

After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Read More »
Komitas (1989) Don Askarian, Samvel Ovasapian, Margarita Woskanjan, Omig Saadetian

The film is dedicated to the Armenian monk and genius composer Komitas, and the 2 million victims on his people in Turkey in 1915. Read More »
Germinal (1993) Claude Berri, Renaud, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou

It’s mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner’s town. They are exploited by the mine’s owner. Read More »
Vincent (1987) Paul Cox, John Hurt, Marika Rivera, Gabriella Trsek

This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. Read More »
The Right of the Weakest (2006) Lucas Belvaux, Éric Caravaca, Claude Semal

In Liège, a group of men gathers every day in a café situated near the steel factory which once reigned supreme. Read More »
Daens (1992) Stijn Coninx, Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck

In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible Read More »
If the Wind Frightens You (1960) Emile Degelin, Elisabeth Dulac, Guy Lesire, Henri Billen, Drama

Having a literary, stylistic strategy and rigid dialogue, this emotional drama by director Emile Degelin handles the generally taboo topic of incest at a round-about manner. Read More »
Lucifer (2014) Gust Van den Berghe, María Acosta, Jeronimo Soto Bravo, Norma Pablo, Drama

On his downfall from Heaven to Hell, Lucifer passes through the earthly paradise, a village in Mexico, where elderly Lupita and her granddaughter Maria live. Read More »
The Flying Dutchman (1995) Jos Stelling, René Groothof, Veerle Dobbelaere, René van ‘t Hof, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches Read More »