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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #44. François Ozon’s Dans la Maison
With back to back films Le Refuge and Potiche constituting as an upward swing in his career, Francois Ozon's In the House is according to the producers of the film closer to the atmosphere found in Swimming Pool with a more comedic tone.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #45. Raymond Depardon’s Journal de France
So if Raymond Depardon filmed the French countryside with such care and attentiveness in 2008's La Vie Moderne, I imagine we'll be getting some of the same and then more -- apart from the road docu movie, Depardon will be including a treasure trove of items from a career spanning almost half a century.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #46. Jesper Ganslandt’s Blondie
In 2009 the Swedish helmer factory gave us a new name to watch out for. It's The Ape that put the filmmaker on our map but we won't be expecting further medicine-ball pounding from this Swede. Apparently moving closer to the tone of Farewell Falkenberg, Jesper Ganslandt is delving into family and female dynamics via situational humor. We look forward in reading these subtitles.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #47. Juan Solanas’ Upside Down
I'll reiterate what I mentioned same time last year (#53 in 2011) : filmmaking is in his blood, his debut film was a Cannes invite, the short film (The Man Without a Head) I have seen of his is stellar and while I have an aversion to sci-fi/time travel related romances, if the chemistry between Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess works, this might break out of the so-called "mold" that I dislike.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #48. Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot
Back when the project was in the works, the Paradise docs were not yet a trilogy, West Memphis 3 were nowhere near freedom. Despite the heavy media coverage, Atom Egoyan can convincingly get into the psyche of the epoque but will need to bring his A game (The Sweet Hereafter skillset) and strike this while still hot. With Melissa Leo overused in such roles, a Reese Witherspoon could get away with playing the role of the mother of one of the murder victims.
