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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Benedek Fliegauf’s Womb
Fliegauf has certainly made his mark as a filmmaker with style (see his work in the 2004 film Dealer), and now that Womb received the Krzysztof Kieslowski award and was part of the Atelier at Cannes, this may be the film that breaks out beyond the Europes.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse
Master of the long take, this won't be your standard biopic on Nietzsche - as the POV is shared with those who changed the philosopher's life course. Rumor is that this would be Tarr's last film.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Gilles Marchand’s Black Heaven
Apart from a couple of doc samples, all commentary on how the virtual world has socially altered/modified our habits and comportment has pretty much bit the dust - L'autre monde might be a poignant game changer.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jacob Aaron Estes’ The Details
I was smitten by Estes' psychological accuracy in Mean Creek, a damn fine rendering of pre-teenage youth and I'm looking forward to his treatment of damaged souls with this dark comedy. From coming of age to grown-ups that have more growing up to do, this might be a pleasurable domestic tale a la Todd Field's Little Children.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Peter Mullan’s Neds
2002's The Magdalene Sisters demonstrated Mullan's knack for holding a scene, capturing human drama without flinching. It's a shame we've had to wait this long for his third feature film but from what I understand, this taps into a portion of Mullan's own childhood -- expect it to be void of cute.
