Tag: 2017 Most Anticipated Foreign Films List
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #50. Dome Karukoski’s Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland
Director: Dome Karukoski
Writer: Aleksi Bardi, Mark Alton Brown
Finnish filmmaker Dome Karukoski has been steadily making features since his 2005 debut Beauty and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #51. Clio Barnard’s Dark River
Dark River
Director: Clio Barnard
Writer: Clio Barnard
Clio Barnard became an instant filmmaker of note with her compellingly crafted 2010 documentary The Arbor and then followed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #52. Michel Franco’s April’s Daughter
April’s Daughter
Director: Michel Franco
Writer: Michel Franco
With several irons in the fire, Mexican director Michel Franco commenced shooting his fifth feature, April’s Daughter, in Puerto...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #53. Francois Ozon’s Double Lover
Double Lover
Director: Francois Ozon
Writer: Francois Ozon
Perennial favorite Francois Ozon shows no signs of slowing, embarking on his seventeenth feature Double Lover even as he...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #54. Anne Fontaine’s Marvin
Marvin
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer: Anne Fontaine, Pierre Trividic
Having premiered her 2016 French-Polish production The Innocents out of Sundance 2016, French director Anne Fontaine will have...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #55. Margarethe von Trotta’s The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Writer: Pamela Katz
The German New Wave’s Margarethe von Trotta is set to embark on her first comedy with The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #56. Jesper Ganslandt’s Jimmie
Jimmie
Director: Jesper Ganslandt
Writer: Jesper Ganslandt
It’s been five years since Swedish director Jesper Ganslandt’s familial reunion drama Blondie (2012), where it appeared in Venice Days....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #57. Pablo Berger’s Abracadabra
Abracadabra
Director: Pablo Berger
Writer: Pablo Berger
Spanish director Pablo Berger achieved breakout success with his 2012 sophomore film Blancanieves, a black and white rendition of Snow White...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #58. Ziad Doueiri’s The Insult
The Insult
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writer: Joelle Touma
After spending most of the 90s as an assistant cameraman on Quentin Tarantino films, Ziad Doueiri broke out on...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #59. Kornel Mundruczo’s Superfluous Man
Superfluous Man
Director: Kornel Mundruczo
Writer: Kornel Mundruczo, Kata Weber
Before commencing his English language debut Deeper (set to star Bradley Cooper in 2018), Hungarian auteur Kornel...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 60. Ari Folman’s Untitled Anne Frank Project
Director: Ari Folman
Writer: Ari Folman
We’ve been waiting quite some time for the latest project from Ari Folman, who broke out with 2008’s animated documentary...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #61. Peter Greenaway’s Walking in Paris
Walking in Paris
Director: Peter Greenaway
Writer: Peter Greenaway
Despite having long prophesized the death of cinema, auteur Peter Greenaway continues hacking away at a slew of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #62. Nadav Lapid’s Micro Robert
Micro Robert
Director: Nadav Lapid
Writer: Nadav Lapid
As the project was announced in 2015, we had high hopes the third film from Israeli director Nadav Lapid,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #63. Grimur Hakonarson’s The County
The County
Director: Grimur Hakonarson
Writer: Grimur Hakonarson
Rising to the top of notable Icelandic film directors is Grimur Hakonarson, whose 2015 sophomore feature Rams won the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 64. Laura Schroeder’s Barrage
Barrage
Director: Laura Schroeder
Writer: Laura Schroeder, Marie Nimier
Luxembourgian filmmaker Laura Schroeder makes our list with her sophomore feature Barrage as it stars Isabelle Huppert and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 65. Kim Nguyen’s Eye on Juliet
Eye on Juliet
Director: Kim Nguyen
Writer: Kim Nguyen
Quebecois helmer Kim Nguyen reached an international breakthrough with his 2012 film War Witch (aka Rebelle), which won Best Narrative...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 66. Lucas Belvaux’s This is Our Land
This is Our Land
Director: Lucas Belvaux
Writer: Lucas Belvaux, Jerome Leroy
Belgian filmmaker Lucas Belvaux remains one of French language cinema’s most underrated directors. 2017 should...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 67. Andrea Pallaoro’s The Whale
The Whale
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Writer: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
One of Italy’s most notable up-and-coming auteurs is Andrea Pallaoro, whose 2008 award winning short ‘Wunderkammer,’ preceded...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #68. Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle
Sand Castle
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Chris Roessner
Brazilian director Fernando Coimbra received favorable notices for his 2013 child abduction thriller A Wolf at the Door before...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 69. Alexandros Avranas’ Love Me Not
Love Me Not
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Writer: Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis
Greek Weird Wave addition Alexandros Avranas got our attention for his 2013 sophomore film Miss Violence,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 70. Ildiko Enyedi’s On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
Director: Ildiko Enyedi
Writer: Ildiko Enyedi
A major figure of Hungarian cinema during the 1990s, 2017 will mark the comeback of Ildiko Enyedi...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 71. Agustin Diaz Yanes’ Oro
Oro
Director: Agustin Diaz Yanes
Writer: Agustin Diaz Yanes
One of Spain’s most unappreciated directors (at least as far as international renown) is Agustin Diaz Yanes. If...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 72. Anne Sewitsky’s Queen of Ice
Queen of Ice
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Writer: Mette M. Bølstad & Andreas Markusson
Norwegian director Anne Sewitsky (who won top World Dramatic Narrative prize in Sundance for...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 73. Joao Canijo’s Fatima
Fatima
Director: Joao Canijo
Writer: Joao Canijo
Portuguese director Joan Canijo assembles some regular cast members for his latest, Fatima (aka Amen), a film about a pilgrimage...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 74. Florence Quentin’s Bonne Pomme
Bonne Pomme
Director: Florence Quentin
Writer: Florence Quentin
Florence Quentin was perhaps best known during the late 80s and early 90s as the screenwriter for director Etienne...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 75. Michelangelo Frammartino’s Late Spring
Late Spring
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Writer: Michelangelo Frammartino
Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino announced himself as an important new cinematic talent with his 2010 sophomore film Le Quattro...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 76. Jacques Doillon’s Rodin
Rodin
Director: Jacques Doillon
Writer: Jacques Doillon
Seasoned French auteur Jacques Doillon has been making films since the early 1970s and has competed on most of the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 77. Fatih Akin’s In the Fade
In the Fade
Director: Fatih Akin
Writer: Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm
Fatih Akin has been a fixture in German language cinema since his 2004 break out Head-On,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 78. Jonas Carpignano’s A Ciambra
A Ciambra
Director: Jonas Carpignano
Writer: Jonas Carpignano
Italian-American filmmaker made waves with his 2015 debut Mediterranea (which took home a Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 79. Marco Dutra & Juliana Rojas’ Good Manners
Good Manners
Director: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas
Writer: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas
Brazilian directing duo Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas made an unnerving first impression with Hard...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 80. Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais’ Birthmarked
Birthmarked
Director: Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Writer: Marc Tulin
Quebecois anglo helmer Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais won Best New Narrative Director at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival for his debut Whitewash starring...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 81. Sebastian Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman & Disobedience
A Fantastic Woman & Disobedience
Director: Sebastian Lelio
Writer: Sebastian Lelio & Gonzalo Maza (A Fantastic Woman) – Sebastian Lelio & Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Disobedience)
Since premiering his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 82. Martin Zandvliet’s The Outsider
The Outsider
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Writer: Andrew Baldwin
Danish filmmaker Martin Zandvliet scored his first international success with his third feature, 2015’s tense WWII film Land of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 83. Gael Morel’s Leg It
Leg It
Director: Gael Morel
Writer: Gael Morel, Rachid O.
Gael Morel came to prominence in his youth as an actor, nominated for a Cesar in Andre...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 84. Calin Peter Netzer’s Ana, Mon Amour
Ana, Mon Amour
Director: Calin Peter Netzer
Writer: Calin Peter Netzer, Cezar Paul Badescu
Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer reached international acclaim upon winning the Golden Bear...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 85. Guillaume Nicloux’s Confines of the World
Confines of the World
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Writer: Jerome Beaujour
The fast paced Guillaume Nicloux (who has premiered a new film project in succession from 2012 to...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 86. Manuel Martin Cuenca’s The Motive
The Motive
Director: Manuel Martin Cuenca
Writer: Alejandro Hernandez, Manuel Martin Cuenca
Spanish director Manuel Martin Cuenca caught our attention with his fourth feature, the thriller Cannibal...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 87. Ulrich Kohler’s In My Room
In My Room
Director: Ulrich Kohler
Writer: Ulrich Kohler
German director Ulrich Kohler (who also happens to be the partner of Maren Ade, who is currently enjoying...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 88. Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor
Spoor
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Agnieszka Holland, Stephen Hulik, Olga Tokarczuk
We’ve been tracking the latest project from Agnieszka Holland for some time, which was up until...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 89. (Tie) Gyorgy Palfi’s For Ever & His Master’s Voice
For Ever & His Master’s Voice
Director: Gyorgy Palfi
Writer: György Pálfi, Zsofia Ruttkay (For Ever)
Writer: György Pálfi, Zsofia Ruttkay, Navy V. Gergo (His Master’s Voice).
Expect...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 90. Sylvain Chomet’s The Thousand Miles
The Thousand Miles
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Writer: Sylvain Chomet, Demian Gregory
It’s been four years since we last saw anything from Sylvain Chomet, when he delivered his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 91. Talya Lavie’s The Current Love of My Life
The Current Love of My Life
Director: Talya Lavie
Writer: Talya Lavie
Israeli director Talya Lavie scored great success with her 2014 debut Zero Motivation, a richly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 92. Agusti Villaronga’s Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory
Director: Agusti Villaronga
Writer: Agusti Villaronga, Coral Cruz
Mallorcan director Agusti Villaronga is perhaps best known amongst cinephiles for his 1986 debut, In a Glass...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 93. Volker Schlondorff’s Return to Montauk
Return to Montauk
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Writer: Volker Schlondorff, Colm Toibin
It’s impossible to discuss the German New Wave of the 1970s without mentioning Volker Schlondorff, perhaps...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 94. Raoul Peck’s The Eyes of Karl Marx
The Young Karl Marx
Director: Raoul Peck
Writer: Pascal Bonitzer
Haitian director Raoul Peck, currently enjoying considerable awards buzz for his 2016 documentary on James Baldwin, I...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 95. Thomas Vinterberg’s Kursk
Kursk
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writer: Robert Rodat
After his well-received period drama The Commune premiered in the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, Danish auteur Thomas Vinterberg scored...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 96. Lav Diaz’s When the Waves Are Gone
When the Waves Are Gone
Director: Lav Diaz
Writer: Lav Diaz
Lav Diaz had a sterling 2016. After winning the Alfred Bauer Award for his eight hour...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 97. Ciro Guerra’s Birds of Passage
Birds of Passage
Director: Ciro Guerra
Writer: Ciro Guerra
Ciro Guerra’s 2015 film Embrace of the Serpent won top honors out of Directors’ Fortnight and was the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 98. Santiago Mitre’s The Summit
The Summit
Director: Santiago Mitre
Writer: Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinas
A new major player on Argentina’s cinema scene is Santiago Mitre, who won the Grand Jury Prize...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 99. F.J. Ossang’s 9 Fingers
9 Fingers
Director: F.J. Ossang
Writer: F.J. Ossang
Cult filmmaker F.J. Ossang returns after a seven year break with his fifth film, 9 Fingers. His 1985 debut...
