Tag: 2021 Most Anticipated Movies
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #51. Xavier Beauvois’ Albatros
Albatros
Director Xavier Beauvois will be ready with his eighth feature, Albatros (formerly titled Un petit-fils, or A Grandson) in 2021. Produced by Sylvie Pialat...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #52. Terrence Malick’s The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
Terrence Malick turns to Jesus for what will stand as his tenth narrative feature The Way of the Wind (which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #53. Emmanuel Carrère’s Le quai de Ouistreham
Le quai de Ouistreham
Emmanuel Carrère’s first feature, La Moustache (starring Vincent Lindon and Emmanuelle Devos) was adapted from his own novel and premiered at Cannes...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #54. Mathieu Amalric’s Serre-moi fort
Serre-moi fort
Mathieu Amalric should be ready to reveal his eighth feature with Serre-moi fort, a working title which means: hold me tight. Produced by...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #55. Juliana Rojas’ Cidade;Campo
Cidade;Campo
Juliana Rojas embarks on her second solo feature as director with Cidade;Campo, a project initially scheduled to go into production last May but halted...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #56. Laurent Cantet’s Arthur Rambo
Arthur Rambo
Originally pegged as a 2020 hopeful, Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet might be part of a huge wave of former winners competing in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #57. Joe Penna’s Stowaway
Stowaway
Brazilian born musician/director Joe Penna continues with interesting co-production packaging for his sophomore feature Stowaway, a US-German project starring Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick, Daniel...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #58. Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching the Fists
Unclenching the Fists
Russian director Kira Kovalenko promises to be a breakout talent with her sophomore film Unclenching the Fists in 2021. Produced by Alexander...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #59. Léa Mysius’ Les cinq diables
Les cinq diables
France’s Léa Mysius continues her ascension with her sophomore directorial project Les cinq diables. Starring Adele Exarchopoulos, Moustapha Mbengue and reteaming with...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #60. Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu
Petrov’s Flu
Russia’s Kirill Serebrennikov 2004 film Ragin, based on a Chekov story, won the East of West Award at Karlovy Vary and 2008’s Yuriy’s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #61. Leyla Bouzid’s Une histoire d’amour et de désir
Une histoire d’amour et de désir
It’s now been six years since French-Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid (daughter of director Nouri Bouzid) premiered her 2015 debut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #62. Aurélia Georges’ La Place d’une autre
La Place d’une autre (The Place of Another)
Director Aurélia Georges promises to be a breakout in 2021 with her third project La Place d’une...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #63. Eva Husson’s Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday
French director Eva Husson makes her English language debut with the UK production Mothering Sunday, a period piece set in post-WWI England which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #64. Yury Bykov’s The Owner
The Owner
Russian director Yury Bykov continues a prolific streak with sixth feature The Owner, a Russian-Swiss-UK co-pro with Ilya Stewart, Pavel Buria and Murad...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #65. Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Australia’s Sophie Hyde embarks on her highest profile project with third feature Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #66. Paolo Taviani’s Leonora Addio
Leonora Addio
Following the death of his brother and fellow co-director Vittorio Taviani in 2018, Paolo Taviani continues with his first solo effort Leonora Addio,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #67. Hafsia Herzi’s Nora
Nora
Hafsia Herzi returns with her sophomore feature Nora in 2021, produced by Said Ben Said. Starring Sabrina Benhamed, Halima Benhamed, Justine Gregory and Noemie...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #68. Oleg Sentsov’s Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Ukraine’s Oleg Sentsov has returned the project he was working on prior to his 2014 incarceration in Russia, Rhinoceros, coproduced by Ukraine, Poland and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #69. Laurent Larivière’s Joan Verra
Joan Verra
Director Laurent Larivière assembles a stellar cast for sophomore feature Joan Verra, headlined by Isabelle Huppert in the title role. A French-German-Irish co-production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #70. Helena Wittmann’s Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh
German director Helena Wittmann promises to have an international breakout with sophomore film Human Flowers of Flesh in 2021, a project...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #71. Anita Rocha da Silveira’s Medusa
Medusa
With her 2015 debut Kill Me Please, Brazil’s Anita Rocha da Silveira presented a vibrant giallo inspired film, arriving amongst a first wave of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #72. Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Tralala
Tralala
With their first project in six years, brothers Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu return with the musical Tralala as their eighth feature. Produced by Said...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #73. Axelle Ropert’s Petite Solange
Petite Solange
For her fourth feature, writer/director Axelle Ropert will unleash Petite Solange, produced by Charlotte Vincent and lensed by Sebastien Buchmann (Alice and the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #74. Untitled Alice Winocour Project
Untitled Alice Winocour Project
During various stages of press for the release of her latest film Proxima in 2020, France’s Alice Winocour dropped hints of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #75. Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava
Ali & Ava
British director Clio Barnard re-teams with her long-time producer Tracy O’Riordan for her fourth feature Ali & Ava, a contemporary love story...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #76. Abdellatif Kechiche’s Mektoub My Love: Canto Due
Mektoub My Love: Canto Due
Abdellatif Kechiche’s 2019 Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo which premiered in comp at Cannes to divisive responses and widespread critical consternation...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #77. Clara Roquet’s Libertad
Libertad
Another title we thought would appear in 2020 was the debut of screenwriter Clara Roquet, who co-wrote Carlos Marques-Marcet’s 10,000km (2014), Jaime Rosales’ Petra...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #78. Marí Alessandrini’s Zahori
Zahori
Argentina’s Marí Alessandrini is set for an ambitious debut in 2021 with Zahori, the production of which was halted by the pandemic earlier this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #79. Xavier Giannoli’s Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues
Another project lensed in 2019 held over for a 2021 premiere is the next film from France’s Xavier Giannoli, who scored a sleeper...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #80. Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon
Huda’s Salon
Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad heads into his eighth feature with Huda’s Salon, a based-on-a-true-story nightmare which was forced to halt production twice due...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #81. György Pálfi’s Hen
Hen
After premiering two new titles in 2018, for what will technically be his 8th feature, Hungary’s György Pálfi moves into the pen with the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #82. Michele Placido’s Caravaggio’s Shadow
Caravaggio’s Shadow
For his 14th feature, Italy’s Michele Placido embarks on a project four years in the making with Caravaggio’s Shadow, shot during the COVID-19...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #83. Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth
In the Earth
Ben Wheatley, like Neill Blomkamp, quietly directed a genre film in the throes of the pandemic. In the Earth, produced and financed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #84. Liu Jian’s School Town
School Town
We’re still waiting on the third feature from Chinese animator Liu Jian, but this may have more to do with the long game...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #85. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joriege’s Memory Box
Memory Box
It’s been over a decade since the last narrative feature from Lebanese directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joriege, but they’re back with fourth...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #86. Tuva Novotny’s Diorama
Diorama
Although we had initially hoped this would be a 2020 release, it seems Swedish actress turned director Tuva Novotny is likely to have her...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #87. Joachim Lafosse’s Les Intranquilles
Les Intranquilles
Belgian director Joachim Lafosse returns to familiar territory with a troubled couple in his ninth feature, Les Intranquilles (The Restless). Luxbox presold the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #88. Claudia Llosa’s Fever Dream
Fever Dream
Another title delayed from a predicted 2020 premiere was the fourth film from Peru’s Claudia Llosa, who in this instance, received the backing...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #89. Emmanuelle Bercot’s De son vivant
De son vivant
Emmanuelle Bercot reteams with Catherine Deneuve for her sixth feature, De son vivant (In His Lifetime) but unfortunately, Deneuve suffered a minor stroke...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #90. Benoît Jacquot’s Suzanna Andler
Suzanna Andler
Benoît Jacquot, whose perennial output was also delayed by the pandemic, turns to Marguerite Duras for inspiration for his next film, Suzanna Andler,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #91. Ana Katz’s The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
Argentina’s Ana Katz will be premiering her sixth narrative feature in 2021, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #92. Tomasz Wasilewski’s Glupcy
Fools
Poland’s Tomasz Wasilewski should be ready with his fourth feature Fools in 2021, a Polish-German-Romanian co-production produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon. Dorota...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #93. Sylvie Verheyde’s Madame Claude
Madame Claude
A Parisian period piece about a 1960s brothel madame wasn't in the cards for 2020, but Sylvie Verheyde's sixth feature Madame Claude will...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #94. Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor
Censor
Welsh director Prano Bailey-Bond returns to genre for her directorial debut Censor, featuring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #95. Michael Pearce’s Invasion
Invasion
UK’s Michael Pearce returns with his highly anticipated sophomore film Invasion, produced by Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Piers Vellacott with cinematography from the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #96. Nanni Moretti’s Tre Piani
Tre Piani
Italian auteur Nanni Moretti should be set to unveil his thirteenth narrative feature in 2021, Tre Piani, co-written by Federica Pontremoli and Valia...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #97. Lav Diaz’s When the Waves Are Gone
When the Waves Are Gone
Perennial Filipino auteur Lav Diaz seems set to debut three new features in 2021, including Henrico’s Farm, Servando Magdamag and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #98. Anthony Fabian’s Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Anthony Fabian is set to reveal his highest profile project since 2008’s Skin with a revamp of a beloved Paul...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #99. Oorlagh George’s Stranger with a Camera
Stranger with a Camera
Belfast-born filmmaker Oorlagh George will be ready to present her narrative debut Stranger with a Camera in 2021, developed through Sundance...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #100. Abner Benaim’s Plaza Catedral
Plaza Catedral
Panama’s Abner Benaim’s sophomore narrative feature Plaza Catedral is a dramatic thriller featuring actress Ilse Salas (Gueros; Cantinflas) and Manolo Cardona (“Narcos”). Newcomer...
