Tag: 2019 World Cinema
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #1. Benedetta – Paul Verhoeven
Benedetta
Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven made a whopping comeback with his first French language film in 2016’s Elle, which snagged Isabelle Huppert (check out our...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #2. The Truth – Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Truth
Fresh off his 2018 Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters (review), prolific Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda continues his perennial output with his latest project, The Truth,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #3. Nighthawk (Bacurau) – Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles
Nighthawk (Bacurau)
Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho returns with his third feature, Nighthawk (aka Bacurau), recruiting his previous production designer Juliano Dornelles as co-director. Filho...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #4. Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria) – Pedro Almodóvar
Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria)
One of the most influential Spanish auteurs of all time, Pedro Almodóvar will be set to unveil his 21st...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #5. Zombi Child – Bertrand Bonello
Zombi Child
Art-house auteur Bertrand Bonello returns with what’s described as a mix between ‘ethnology and fantasy’ for his eighth feature, Zombi Child. Following the...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #6. Siberia – Abel Ferrara
Siberia
We’ve been waiting quite some time for the latest narrative feature from Abel Ferrara, who has been struggling to get financing for his project...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #7. The Devil Between the Legs (El diablo entre las piernas) – Arturo Ripstein
The Devil Between the Legs (El diablo entre las piernas)
Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein breaks a three year hiatus with his twenty-ninth feature, The Devil...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #8. Bergman Island – Mia Hansen-Løve
Bergman Island
Mia Hansen-Løve continues her prolific output with the French-produced English language Bergman Island, her seventh feature in just a little over a decade...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #9. The Tiger – Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
The Tiger
Ukraine’s Miroslav Slaboshpitsky is finally set to commence on his sophomore effort, The Tiger, a project which has been in limbo since Darren...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #10. J’accuse – Roman Polanski
J’accuse
Controversial director Roman Polanski embarks on his 22nd film production J’accuse this fall, a recuperation of the infamous Dreyfus Affair which he’s been working...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #11. About Endlessness – Roy Andersson
About Endlessness
With his celebrated Living trilogy behind him (which took fourteen years to complete), Swedish auteur uses his favored vignette formatting to tackle One...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #12. Ahmed – Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Ahmed
The Dardenne Bros. turn their socially minded lens to religious extremism with their eleventh narrative feature, Ahmed. As usual, the Dardennes are collaborating with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #13. Adoration – Fabrice du Welz
Adoration
Belgian provocateur Fabrice du Welz returns with Adoration, the third chapter of his celebrated Ardennes trilogy, which follows his 2004 debut Calvaire and 2014’s...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #14. I Was At Home, But (Ich war zuhause, aber) – Angela Schanelec
I Was At Home, But (Ich war zuhause, aber)
German art-house auteur Angela Schanelec will be set to unveil her ninth feature, the intriguingly titled,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #15. Oh Mercy – Arnaud Desplechin
Oh Mercy
French auteur Arnaud Desplechin switches things up a bit for his tenth feature film Oh Mercy (previously known as Roubaix: a Light/Roubaix: Une...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #16. Dau – Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Dau
It looks as if 2019 will be the year we see Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s insane recuperation of Stalinist era Russia with the infamous Dau. Some...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #17. Wild Goose Lake – Yi’nan Diao
Wild Goose Lake
After taking home the Golden Bear at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for his enjoyable genre film Black Coal, Thin Ice (review),...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #18. The Barefoot Emperor – Jessica Woodworth & Peter Brosens
The Barefoot Emperor
Belgian directing duo Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens have forged full speed ahead into their fifth feature, The Barefoot Emperor, which appears...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #19. Little Joe – Jessica Hausner
Little Joe
Austrian director Jessica Hausner returns to the essence of genre with her fifth feature Little Joe, which deals with issues of reality vs....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #20. Wasp Network – Olivier Assayas
Wasp Network
French auteur Olivier Assayas (partner to Mia Hansen-Løve who we find on our list as well) shows no signs of slowing down (or for hopping...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #21. Pure As Snow (Blanche comme neige) – Anne Fontaine
Pure As Snow
Anne Fontaine re-teams with Isabelle Huppert for the third time in Pure As Snow, a modern, erotic comedy re-telling of the Brothers...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #22. Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due – Abdellatif Kechiche
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
We’re still waiting on the appearance of Abdellatif Kechiche’s Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due, the follow-up to his 2017 first...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #23. The Dreams of a Few – Michel Franco
The Dreams of a Few
Mexican director Michel Franco will shortly move into production on his sixth feature, The Dreams of a Few (Lo que algunos...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #24. Wicked Games (Böse Spiele) – Ulrich Seidl
Wicked Games
Austrian auteur Ulrich Seidl returns to his first piece of narrative filmmaking since the unspooling of his phenomenal Paradise Trilogy six years ago...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #25. Malmkrog – Cristi Puiu
Malmkrog
As we await the production of Romanian auteur Cristi Puiu’s Hora Staccato (which was announced as a project around the same time Sieranevada went...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #26. Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho returns to South Korea for his seventh feature Parasite, which is his fourth collaboration with actor Song Kang-ho in what seems to...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #27. To the Ends of the Earth – Kiyoshi Kurosawa
To the Ends of the Earth
Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa shows no signs of slowing, turning to Uzbekistan for his latest feature, To the Ends...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #28. Ema – Pablo Larrain
Ema
Chilean director Pablo Larrain returns to Chile for his eighth feature, this time for his first contemporary set drama in his native country with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #29. Jeanne – Bruno Dumont
Jeanne
The idiosyncratic French auteur Bruno Dumont finds himself in full sequel swing with Jeanne, a follow-up to his lauded 2017 musical Jeannette, the Childhood...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #30. Radegund – Terrence Malick
Radegund
Leave it to Terrence Malick to leave us interminably wondering when and where his next completed film will surface, and his latest, the German...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #31. The Personal History of David Copperfield – Armando Iannucci
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Celebrated satirist Armando Iannucci sets his sights on a sort-of contemporization of Charles Dickens for his third narrative feature...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #32. The Traitor – Marco Bellocchio
The Traitor
Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio, whose radical early works were a seminal part of 1960s and 1970s Italian cinema, embarks on his latest feature...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #33. Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) – Céline...
Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
French director Céline Sciamma ends her five year hiatus from directing with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #34. Proxima – Alice Winocour
Proxima
French director Alice Winocour makes her English language debut with her third feature, the French-German co-pro Proxima. Eva Green headlines an impressive international cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #35. By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu) – Francois Ozon
By the Grace of God
Francois Ozon’s eighteenth feature, By the Grace of God /Grâce à Dieu (previously known as Alexandre) promises to be one of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #36. Waiting for the Barbarians – Ciro Guerra
Waiting for the Barbarians
Colombian auteur Ciro Guerra branches out into a high-profile international co-production for his fifth film, an adaptation of South African Nobel...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #37. Synonymes – Nadav Lapid
Synonymes
Israeli director Nadav Lapid breaks into French cinema with his long-gestating third feature Synonymes (Synonyms). Produced by Said Ben Said and Michel Merkt, the young cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #38. Farewell to the Night (L’Adieu a la nuit) – André Téchiné
Farewell to the Night (L’Adieu a la nuit)
French auteur André Téchiné reunites with Catherine Deneuve for the eighth time with Farewell to the Night...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #39. Vitalina Varela – Pedro Costa
Vitalina Varela
Portuguese director returns to Fontainhas for his seventh feature, Vitalina Varela (which has been previously listed as the title Daughters of Fire). Starring...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #40. Sin – Andrey Konchalovsky
Sin
It seems Sin (aka Il Peccato) the latest project from Russian auteur Andrey Konchalovsky, got left out in the cold come the end of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #41. Sorry We Missed You – Ken Loach
Sorry We Missed You
One of Britain’s most notable filmmakers of all time, the two-time Palme d’Or winning Ken Loach will be set with his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #42. The Jonsson Gang (Jönssonligan) – Tomas Alfredson
The Jonsson Gang (Jönssonligan)
Director Tomas Alfredson returns to Sweden for the first time since his 2008 international breakout Let the Right One In with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #43. The Beanpole – Kantemir Balagov
The Beanpole
The now twenty-seven-year-old Russian director Kantemir Balagov was one of the brightest cinematic discoveries of 2017 with his debut Closeness, which he is...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #44. The Souvenir – Joanna Hogg
The Souvenir
British director Joanna Hogg is due to break out in a big way with her fourth feature, The Souvenir, an ambitious, star-studded project...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #45. La Daronne – Jean-Paul Salomé
La Daronne
Director Jean-Paul Salomé nets Isabelle Huppert for his eighth feature, La daronne, which is based on a novel by popular crime writer Hannelore...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #46. Divine Love – Gabriel Mascaro
Divine Love
Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s third feature, Divine Love (previously known as Overgod) has been highly anticipated ever since his 2015 breakout Neon Bull (read...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #47. The Passenger – Corneliu Porumboiu
The Passenger
Another New Romanian Wave essential, Corneliu Porumboiu borrows a moniker from Antonioni for his fifth feature, The Passenger (previously known as Gomera). A...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #48. The Lodge – Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala
The Lodge
Art-house commodities after their stylish 2014 debut Goodnight Mommy (read review), co-directors Veronika Franz (wife of Ulrich Seidl) and Severin Fiala scored their English...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #49. Luz – Flora Lau
Luz
Hong Kong filmmaker Flora Lau finds her sophomore film Luz headlined by none other than Isabelle Huppert. Produced through AMA Productions, the Chinese-French co-pro...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #50. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (A Vida Invisível) – Karim Aïnouz
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (A Vida Invisível)
It’s been five years since the last narrative feature from Brazil’s Karim Aïnouz, but he’ll finally...
