Tag: 2021 Most Anticipated Foreign Films
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #1. Leos Carax’s Annette
Annette
Produced by Charles Gillibert, Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu
Directed by Leos Carax
Written by Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard
Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier
Release Date/Prediction: This will...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #2. Amat Escalante’s Perdidos en la Noche
Perdidos en la Noche
Produced by Nicolás Celis, Fernanda de la Peza.
Directed by Amat Escalante
Written by Amat Escalante, Martín Escalante, Paulina Mendoza
Starring: To be announced.
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #3. Céline Sciamma’s Petite maman
Petite maman
Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur
Directed by Céline Sciamma
Written by Céline Sciamma
Starring: To be announced
Cinematographer: Claire Mathon
Release Date/Prediction: With filming occurring on this micro-budget film...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #4. Claire Denis’ Fire
Fire (fka Radioscopie)
Produced by Olivier Delbosc
Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Gregoire Colin.
Release Date/Prediction: Most likely Venice.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #5. Pablo Larraín’s Spencer
Spencer
Produced by Juan de Dios, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Paul Webster
Directed by Pablo Larraín
Written by Steven Knight
Starring: Kristen Stewart
Release Date/Prediction: Production begins in early...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #6. Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka
Eureka
Produced by Fiorella Moretti, Hedi Zardi
Directed by Lisandro Alonso
Written by Lisandro Alonso
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Chiara Mastroianni, Maria de Medeiros, Rafi Pitts, Jose Maria Yaspik
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #7. Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober
Directed by Ruben Östlund
Written by Ruben Östlund
Starring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson
Cinematographer: Fredrik Wenzel
Release Date/Prediction: A...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #8. Ulrich Seidl’s Böse Spiele
Böse Spiele
Produced by Philippe Bober, Elisabetta Pilia, Ulrich Seidl
Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Written by Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl
Starring: Michael Thomas, Georg Friedrich, Hans Michael...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #9. Justin Kurzel’s Nitram
Nitram
Produced by Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell
Directed by Justin Kurzel
Written by Shaun Grant
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
Release Date/Prediction: Australia...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #10. Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta
Benedetta
Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by David Birke, Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Daphne...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #11. Andrea Pallaoro’s Monica
Monica
Produced by Christina Dow, Eleonora Granata, Marina Marzotto, Gina Resnick, Christina Sibul, Karen Tenkhoff
Directed by Andrea Pallaoro
Written by Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
Starring: Trace Lysette,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #12. Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir: Part II
The Souvenir: Part II
Produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Luke Schiller.
Directed by Joanna Hogg
Written by Joanna Hogg
Starring: Honor Swinton-Byrne, Richard Ayoade, Ariane...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #13. Nadav Lapid’s Le Genou d’Ahed
Le Genou d’Ahed
Produced by Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin, Osnat Handelsman-Keren
Directed by Nadav Lapid
Written by Nadav Lapid
Starring: Avshalom Pollak, Nur Fibak
Cinematographer: Shai Goldman
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #14. Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Written by Jacques Audiard, Léa Mysius, Céline Sciamma
Starring: Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant
Cinematographer: Paul Guilhaume
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #15. Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Earwig
Earwig
Produced by Andy Starke, Jean des Forêts.
Directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Written by Lucile Hadzihalilovic and Geoff Cox
Starring: Romola Garai, Alex Lawther, Paul Hilton
Cinematographer: Jonathan Ricquebourg
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #16. Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong
Starring: Tang Wei, Park Hye-il
Cinematographer: Kim Ji-yong
Release Date/Prediction: Currently in production, we think...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #17. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog
Produced by Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman
Directed by Jane Campion
Written by Jane Campion
Starring: Kirsten Dunst,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #18. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria
Memoria
Produced by Diana Bustamante, Julio Chavezmontes, Charles de Meaux, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Michael Weber
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Jeanne...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #19. Pedro Almodóvar’s Madres paralelas
Madres paralelas
Produced by Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Written by Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Penélope Cruz
Release Date/Prediction: If production does get greenlight in the1st quarter...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #20. Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Silent Twins
Silent Twins
Produced by Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Written by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Robert Bolesto
Starring: Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance
Release Date/Prediction: If production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #21. Michelangelo Frammartino’s Il Buco
Il Buco
Produced by Marco Serrecchia
Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino
Written by Michelangelo Frammartino, Giovanna Giuliani
Cinematographer: Renato Berta
Release Date/Prediction: This could be a Main Comp contender at...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #22. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Lingui
Lingui
Produced by Florence Stern, Diana Elbaum, Melanie Andernach
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Written by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Release Date/Prediction: Cannes Main Comp.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #23. Ildikó Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife
The Story of My Wife
Produced by Monika Mécs, András Muhi, Erno Mésterhazy, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Flaminio Zadra and Pilar Saavedra Perrotta.
Directed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #24. Bruno Dumont’s France
France
Produced by Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Written by Bruno Dumont
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benoît Magimel
Cinematographer: David Chambille
Release Date/Prediction: This...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #25. Alain Guiraudie’s Viens je t’emmène
Viens je t’emmène
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
Written by Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Lunetta
Starring: Doria Tillier, Nathalie Boyer, Noémie Lvovsky, Jean-Charles Clichet.
Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #26. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Baby, Box, Broker
Baby, Box, Broker
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Bae Doona, Dong-won Gang
Release Date/Prediction: With an early 2021 shoot in the works, we...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #27. Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable
Inexorable
Produced by Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts
Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Written by Fabrice du Welz, Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, Aurélien Molas
Starring: Benoît Poelvoorde, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #28. Lorenzo Vigas’ The Box
The Box
Produced by Lorenzo Vigas, Michel Franco, Jorge Hernandez Aldana
Directed by Lorenzo Vigas
Starring: Hernan Mendoza, Hatzin Oscar Navarrete
Release Date/Prediction: We're looking at the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #29. Ari Folman’s Where is Anne Frank?
Where is Anne Frank?
Produced by Jani Thiltges
Directed by Ari Folman
Written by To be announced.
Starring: Ruby Stokes, Emily Carey, Skye Bennett.
Cinematographer: Tristan Oliver
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #30. Robin Campillo’s Vazaha (fka École de l’air)
École de l’air
Produced by Mariage-Ange Luciani
Directed by Robin Campillo
Release Date/Prediction: With casting in late 2020, we think if this goes into production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #31. Stéphane Brizé’s Pour le meilleur et pour le pire
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire
Produced by Christophe Rossignon, Philip Boëffard
Directed by Stéphane Brizé
Written by Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce
Starring: Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #32. Terence Davies’ Benediction
Benediction
Produced by Michael Elliott
Directed by Terence Davies
Written by Terence Davies
Starring: Jack Lowden, Geraldine James, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Anton Lesser, Jeremy Irvine, Ben Daniels
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #33. Jonas Carpignano’s A Chiara
A Chiara
Produced by Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias
Directed by Jonas Carpignano
Written by Jonas Carpignano
Release Date/Prediction: We think this might be featured in the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #34. François Ozon’s Tout s’est bien passé
Tout s’est bien pass
Produced by Éric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer
Directed by François Ozon
Written by François Ozon
Starring: Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Jacques Nolot, Laëtitia Clément
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #35. Arnaud Desplechin’s Tromperie
Deception
Produced by Pascal Caucheteux
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Written by Arnaud Desplechin, Julie Peyr
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos, Gennadi Famin, Denis Podalydès
Cinematographer: Yorick Le Saux
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #36. Abderrahmane Sissako’s La Colline Parfumee
The Perfumed Hill
Produced by Denis Freyd
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Written by Abderrahmane Sissako
Starring: Unknown.
Cinematographer: Unknown.
Release Date/Prediction: If production did take place, Abderrahmane Sissako...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #37. Quentin Dupieux’s Incroyable mais vrai
Incroyable mais vrai
Produced by Thomas Verhaeghe
Directed by Quentin Dupieux
Written by Quentin Dupieux
Starring: Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel, Anaïs Demoustier.
Release Date/Prediction: A...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #38. Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue
After Blue (Paradis sale)
Produced by Emmanuel Chaumet
Directed by Bertrand Mandico
Written by Bertrand Mandico
Starring: Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons, Mara Taquin
Cinematographer: Pascale Granel
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #39. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island
Bergman Island
Produced by Charles Gillibert, Rodrigo Teixeira, Erik Hemmendorff, Lisa Widén.
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Written by Mia Hansen-Løve
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Anders...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #40. Ramon Zürcher’s The Girl and the Spider
The Girl and the Spider
Produced by Aline Schmid, Adrian Blaser
Directed by Ramon Zürcher
Written by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
Starring: Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat, Ursina Lardi,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #41. Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero
A Hero
Produced by Asghar Farhadi, Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Written by Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Ra'na Azadivar, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Amir Jadidi
Cinematographer: To be determined.
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #42. Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
Produced by Thomas Robsahm
Directed by Joachim Trier
Written by Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, Renate Reinsve, Herbert Nordrum
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #43. Flora Lau’s Luz
Luz
Produced by Sinn Gi Joseph Chan, Stephen Lam, Flora Lau
Directed by Flora Lau
Written by Flora Lau
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Pinna, Xiaodong Guo
Cinematographer: Benjamín...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #44. Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents
The Innocents
Produced by Maria Ekerhovd
Directed by Eskil Vogt
Written by Eskil Vogt
Starring: Rakel Fløttum, Alva Ramstad, Ismail Ashraf, Mina Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen.
Cinematographer: Sturla Brandth...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #45. Julia Ducournau’s Titane
Titane
Produced by Jean Christophe Reymond
Directed by Julia Ducournau
Written by Julia Ducournau
Starring: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle
Cinematographer: Ruben Impens
Release Date/Prediction: Seeing that Cannes might be...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #46. John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven
The Forgiven
Produced by Elizabeth Eves, Nick Gordon, Trevor Matthews, John Michael McDonagh
Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #47. Aleksey German Jr.’s Air
Air
Produced by Artem Vassiliev
Directed by Aleksey German Jr.
Written by Aleksey German Jr.
Starring: Unknown.
Cinematographer: Unknown.
Release Date/Prediction: If this went into production in early 2020,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #48. Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God
The Hand of God
Produced by Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Written by Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Toni Servillo, Lino Musella, Lubomir Misak
Cinematographer: Daria D'Antonio
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #49. Santiago Mitre’s Petite Fleur (15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour)
Petite Fleur (15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour)
Produced by Didar Domehri
Directed by Santiago Mitre
Written by Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre
Starring: Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Sergi...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #50. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Big Bug
Big Bug
Produced by Frédéric Doniguian, Richard Grandpierre
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant
Starring: Elsa Zylberstein, Alban Lenoir, Isabelle Nanty, André Dussollier
Cinematographer: Thomas...
