Tag: Sam Louwyck
Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza
Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with Salón de belleza, a very, loose adaptation of Mario Bellatin’s 1994 novella that transforms a...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #96. Jessica Woodworth’s Luka
Luka
Shot in glorious B&W and Super 16mm, Belgian-American filmmaker Jessica Woodworth mounted this solo adventure utilizing the backdrop of Sicily back in October of...
Jumbo | Review
Do Introverts Dream of Electric Carousels?: Wittock Waxes Fatuous in Debut
A finely wrought tradition of European cinema includes a bounty of infamous depictions of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #133. La Casa de Antiguidades – João Paulo Miranda Maria
La Casa de Antiguidades
Brazil’s João Paulo Miranda Maria seems primed for international success with his feature debut La Casa de Antiguidades (Memory House), produced...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #146. Jumbo – Zoé Wittock
Jumbo
Belgian born Zoé Wittock promises to be a breakout director in 2020 with her debut Jumbo, (which the Sundance folks describe a "world of...
Le Fidèle (Racer and the Jailbird) | Venice Film Festival Review
A Child’s Heart: Roskam Keeps Digging to Find What Lies Beneath Fast Cars & Bank Heists
From native Belgium to the States and back, Michaël...
The Ardennes | Review
Brother’s Keeper: Pront’s Squalid Crime Thriller a Promising Debut
Although we’ve seen certain tropes and characterizations aplenty, such as any number of disenfranchised families struggling...
Malgré la nuit | 2016 Film Comment Selects Review
When the Night Has Come: Grandrieux Laments Lost Love
Seven years have passed since provocateur Philippe Grandrieux’s 2008 film Un Lac, and he remains somewhat...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #48. Felix van Groeningen’s Belgica
Belgica
Directors: Felix van Groeningen // Writers: Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen
Belgian director Felix van Groeningen’s last film, The Broken Circle Breakdown, which played at...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #52. Philippe Grandrieux’s Malgré la nuit
Malgré la nuit
Director: Philippe Grandrieux // Writer: Philippe Grandrieux
French provocateur Philippe Grandrieux may not be an auteur to everyone’s liking, but since debuting with...
