Tag: 2019 World Cinema
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #101. Final Report (Zárójelentés) – István Szabó
Final Report (Zárójelentés)
A titan of Hungarian cinema, the 80-year-old Istvan Szabo reunites with Austria’s Klaus Maria Brandauer for Final Report (Zárójelentés). The director and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #102. Cherry Blossoms and Demons (Kirschblüten & Dämonen) – Doris Dörrie
Cherry Blossoms and Demons (Kirschblüten & Dämonen)
German director Doris Dörrie follows up her celebrated 2008 film Cherry Blossoms with a sequel of sorts, Cherry...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #103. Greed – Michael Winterbottom
Greed
Michael Winterbottom unites once more with actor Steve Coogan for his latest project, Greed, their first collaboration since the third installment of their Trip...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #104. Convoi exceptionnel (Wide Load) – Bertrand Blier
Convoi exceptionnel
The soon-to-be 80-year-old Bertrand Blier breaks a ten-year hiatus from directing with Convoi exceptionnel (Wide Load), a comedy which reunites him with Gerard Depardieu,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #105. Out Stealing Horses – Hans Petter Moland
Out Stealing Horses
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland reunites with Stellan Skarsgard for the fifth time in Out Stealing Horses (which follows their work in...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #106. Villetta con ospiti – Ivano De Matteo
Villeta con ospiti
Director Ivano De Matteo has commenced on an Italian-French co-production with sixth feature Villeta conospiti (House with Guests). Produced by Marco Poccioni and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #107. Radioactive – Marjane Satrapi
Radioactive
Marjane Satrapi continues to work in the English language with fifth feature, Radioactive, a UK production financed through Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #108. Animals – Sophie Hyde
Animals
Australia’s Sophie Hyde returns with her debut Animals, an Irish-Australian co-production. Hyde serves as producer alongside Rebecca Summerton for Closer Productions and Sarah Brocklehurst...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #109. Cook, Fuck, Kill – Mira Fornay
Cook, Fuck, Kill
Slovakian director Mira Fornay should finally be ready with her long-gestating third feature, Cook, Fuck, Kill, initially announced in 2014. Produced by...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #110. The Kindness of Strangers – Lone Scherfig
The Kindness of Strangers
Dogme 95 alum Lone Scherfig continues in English for her tenth film, The Kindness of Strangers, a Danish-Canadian co-production, which takes...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #111. Tijuana Bible – Jean-Charles Hue
Tijuana Bible
French filmmaker Jean-Charles Hue travels abroad for his long-awaited third feature Tijuana Bible. Philippe Braunstein and Axel Guyot (who also co-wrote) produced the...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #112. Valley of the Gods – Lech Majewski
Valley of the Gods
Polish director Lech Majewski’s long gestating art-house sci-fi film Valley of the Gods should finally pop up somewhere in 2018. Majewki...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #113. Judy and Punch – Mirrah Foulkes
Judy and Punch
Australian actress Mirrah Foulkes makes her directorial debut with Judy and Punch, produced by Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton and Danny Gabai. Cinematographer...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #114. White, White Day – Hlynur Palmason
White, White Day
Iceland’s Hlynur Palmason returns with his sophomore feature White, White Day, an Icelandic-Swedish-Danish coproduction produced by Anton Mani Svansson for Join Motion...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #115. The Thousand Miles – Sylvain Chomet
The Thousand Miles
Sylvain Chomet may finally be ready with his fourth feature (and third animated project) The Thousand Miles, his first return to the...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #116. God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija – Teona Strugar Mitevska
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija
Macedonia’s Teona Strugar Mitevska fifth feature is the intriguingly titled God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija. Produced by Labina...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #117. We Are Little Zombies – Makoto Nagahisa
We Are Little Zombies
Japan’s Makoto Nagahisa makes his directorial debut with We Are Little Zombies, produced by Shinichi Takahashi, Tahei Tamanishi, Haruki Yokoyama, and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #118. 438 Days – Jesper Ganslandt
438 Days
After premiering two films in 2018, Sweden’s Jesper Ganslandt fast tracks his sixth feature, 438 Days (438 Dager) Produced by Sandra Harms and Karl...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #119. Born a King – Agusti Villaronga
Born a King
Agusti Villaronga’s ninth feature Born a King should be ready for 2019 in what stands as one of the Spanish filmmaker’s largest...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #120. The Wind Blew On – Katrín Ólafsdóttir
The Wind Blew On
Iceland’s Katrín Ólafsdóttir should be set with her extremely promising debut, a dystopic sci-fi Western The Wind Blew On. Producing alongside...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #121. Nö – Dietrich Brüggemann
Nö
German director Dietrich Brüggemann has commenced shooting his sixth feature Nö, produced by Martin Heisler and Gabriele Simon for Flare Film. Starring the director’s...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #122. The Sharks (Los Tiburones) – Lucía Garibaldi
The Sharks (Los Tiburones)
Director Lucía Garibaldi makes her debut with The Sharks (Los Tiburones), an Uruguyan-Argentinean co-production produced by Pancho Magnou Arnabal and Melanie...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #123. El cuento de las comadrejas – Juan José Campanella
The Weasels (El Cuento de las comadrejas)
Argentina’s Juan José Campanella, who oscillates back and forth between television and film, returns with eighth feature The...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #124. Notre-Dame du Nil – Atiq Rahimi
Notre-Dame du Nil (Our Lady of the Nile)
Afghan filmmaker Atiq Rahimi moves into the French language with his third feature Notre-Dame du Nil (Our...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #125. Chanson Douce – Lucie Borleteau
Chanson Douce
French director Lucie Borleteau heads into sophomore territory with Chanson Douce (translates as Lullaby), an adaptation of the novel by Leila Slimani (known as The...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #126. Wilcox – Denis Côté
Wilcox
Quebec’s Denis Côté looks to be ready with two new titles for 2019, the second of which will be Wilcox. Produced by Annie St-Pierre...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #127. Dirty God – Sacha Polak
Dirty God
Dutch director Sacha Polak embarks on another harrowing experience with third feature, Dirty God (which commenced filming at the beginning of 2018). Produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #128. I Am Mother – Grant Sputore
I Am Mother
Australia’s Grant Sputore makes a high profile directorial debut with I Am Mother, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature produced by Kelvin Munro of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #129. Monday – Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Monday
One of a handful of notable directors stepping out from the shadows of the Greek Weird Wave is Argyris Papadimitropoulos, who will present his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #130. Heidi – Catalin Mitulescu
Heidi
A prominent member of the Romanian New Wave, Catalin Mitulescu’s fourth feature will be Heidi, which he self-produced through Strada Film. In development since...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #131. A Tale of Three Sisters – Emin Alper
A Tale of Three Sisters
Turkish director Emin Alper returns with his third feature, A Tale of Three Sisters, a 1980s set period piece. Produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #132. Little Monsters – Abe Forsythe
Little Monsters
A project that was announced at the end of 2017, Australian actor/director Abe Forsythe turns to the popular rom-com zombie subgenre with his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #133. Elisa & Marcela – Isabel Coixet
Elisa & Marcela
Spanish director Isabel Coixet turns to Netflix for her latest feature, Elisa & Marcela, a recuperation of queer history in its examination...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #134. Esau – Pavel Lungin
Esau
For his eleventh feature film, Russian director Pavel Lungin makes his English language debut with Esau. Produced by Lungin, Serafima Kohkanovskaya, Haim Mecklberg and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #135. Walking to Paris – Peter Greenaway
Walking to Paris
It’s been four years and counting as we await the next feature from Peter Greenaway, Walking to Paris, which the director was...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #136. Lisa Redler – Nicole Garcia
Lisa Redler
Actress/director Nicole Garcia commences her ninth feature with Lisa Redler, returning to work with producers David Thion and Philippe Martin for Les Films...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #137. Suicide Tourist – Jonas Alexander Arnby
Suicide Tourist
Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby assembles an impressive cast and crew for his sophomore feature Suicide Tourist. The Scandinvaian-German-French co-pro is produced by...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #138. One Second – Zhang Yimou
One Second
Following his well-received martial arts action comeback Shadow (2018), Zhang Yimou heads back to low-key period drama with his next project One Second....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #139. Last Dear Bulgaria – Aleksey Fedorchenko
Last Dear Bulgaria
Russia’s Aleksey Fedorchenko is preparing his seventh feature, Last Dear Bulgaria, produced by the director himself alongside Andrey Saveliev, Artem Vassiliev (Dovlatov,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #140. The Beast in the Jungle – Clara van Gool
The Beast in the Jungle
Dutch director Clara van Gool tackles the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle, adapting the text as a...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #141. The Lost Prince – Michel Hazanavicius
The Lost Prince
Oscar winning director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist, 2011) embarks on his seventh feature, The Lost Prince (Le prince oublié), set to star...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #142. Celle que vous croyez – Safy Nebbou
Celle que vous croyez
For his sixth film, Celle que vous croyez, France’s Safy Nebbou assembles an all-star cast led by Juliette Binoche, Nicole Garcia,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #143. Sole – Carlo Sironi
Sole
Director Carlo Sironi makes his directorial debut with Sole, a project which was selected for several notable initiatives during its development, including Residence de...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #144. The Seven Last Words – Multiple Directors
The Seven Last Words
Canadian filmmaker, musician and composer Kaveh Nabatian assembles six directors beside himself for the multidisciplinary omnibus project The Seven Last Words....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #145. Paradise Hills – Alice Waddington
Paradise Hills
Producer and editor Alice Waddington makes her directorial debut with the fantasy/sci-fi film Paradise Hills, a US-Spanish co-production which she wrote alongside Brian...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #146. I’m No Longer Here – Fernando Frias
I’m No Longer Here
Mexico City’s Fernando Frias has completed his sophomore feature Ya no estoy aqui (I’m No Longer Here), which was part of the 2014...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #147. Curiosa – Lou Jeunet
Curiosa
French director Lou Jeunet makes her directorial debut with Curiosa, produced by Olivier Delbosc for Curiosa Films. Lensed by Simon Roca (9 Fingers, 2017),...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #148. Koko-di Koko-da – Johannes Nyholm
Koko-di Koko-da
Sweden’s Johannes Nyholm returns with his highly anticipated sophomore film Koko-di Kojo-da, which the director produced alongside co-producer Maria Moller Christofferson. His cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #149. Misbehavior – Philippa Lowthorpe
Misbehavior
Celebrated British television director Philippa Lowthorpe (the first woman to win a BAFTA TV Award for Directing for 2012’s “Call the Midwife,” an award...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #150. Matthias & Maxime – Xavier Dolan
Matthias & Maxime
And we begin our count up with Quebecois director Xavier Dolan, who after working on his largest budget to date in 2017/18...
