Tag: Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #1. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s La Fille inconnue
La Fille inconnue
Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Writers: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The two-time Palme d'Or winning Belgian duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Rosetta; L'Enfant) take...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #2. Alain Guiraudie’s Rester vertical
Rester vertical
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Writer: Alain Guiraudie
Offbeat auteur Alain Guiraudie has been making feature films since his 2003 debut No Rest for the Brave (which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #3. Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #4. Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas returns with another English language Euro drama starring Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper. Their last collaboration was the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #5. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come
Things to Come
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
With four features under her belt, French director Mia Hansen-Løve has become a prolific auteur, following the success...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #6. Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta
Julieta
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Writer: Pedro Almodovar
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar returns to high drama with Julieta following the sillier escapades of 2013's I'm So Excited. Showcasing...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #7. Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Patrick Ness
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona adapts Patrick Ness' celebrated children's book A Monster Calls for his third feature....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #8. Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Writer: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's debut, The Tribe, was one of the best theatrical releases of the past year, documenting the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #9. Cristian Mungiu’s Family Photos
Family Photos
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Writer: Cristian Mungiu
It's already been four years since Romanian auteur's last film, the superb Beyond the Hills in 2012---and that's the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #10. Lucrecia Martel’s Zama
Zama
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Writer: Lucrecia Martel
Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel has become one of her country’s most prolific filmmakers with three outstanding titles to her name,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #11. Pablo Larrain’s Neruda
Neruda
Director: Pablo Larrain
Writer: Guillermo Calderon
Pablo Larrain has quickly become one of the most important auteurs in the Chilean New Wave of the past decade...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #12. Guillaume Nicloux’s Dans les bois
The Wandering
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Writer: Guillaume Nicloux
Shortly after premiering his latest film Valley of Love at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Nicloux very quietly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #13. Cristi Puiu’s Sierra-Nevada
Sierra-Nevada
Director: Cristi Puiu
Writer: Cristi Puiu
Romanian New Wave master Cristi Puiu, has been almost absent from the cinema scene, whose memorable sophomore effort, 2005’s The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #14. Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
Director: Maren Ade
Writer: Maren Ade
Though many be unfamiliar with her work, which is a pity since both her previous films are available in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #15. Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth’s Kebab Royal
Kebab Royal
Directors: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Writers: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Another Belgian directing duo we're committed to championing is Peter Brosens and Jessica...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #16. Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Mary Laws, Nicolas Winding Refn
Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, who has since attained cult status thanks to the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #17. Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Aquarius
Aquarius
Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho
Writer: Kleber Mendoca Filho
We've been patiently awaiting for the sophomore effort from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho ever since his excellent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #18. Xavier Dolan’s Juste la fin du monde
Juste la fin du monde
Director: Xavier Dolan
Writer: Xavier Dolan
During the substantial critical praise following Mommy (which tied with Jean-Luc Godard for the Jury Prize...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #19. Bertrand Bonello’s Paris is Happening
Paris is Happening
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Writer: Bertrand Bonello
Following the horrific bombings in Paris which occurred in late November, Bertrand Bonello's latest, Paris is Happening, sounds...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #20. Bruno Dumont’s Ma Loute (Slack Bay)
Ma Loute
Director: Bruno Dumont
Writer: Bruno Dumont
After making his first foray into television with 2014's wonderfully strange Li'l Quinquin (read review), Bruno Dumont returns to...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #21. Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaid
The Handmaid
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Park Chan-wook
Despite being attached to a number of projects following his first foray into the English language with the underwhelmingly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #22. Stéphane Brizé’s Une Vie
Une Vie
Director: Stéphane Brizé
Writers: Stéphane Brizé, Florence Vignon
Following his critically acclaimed The Measure of Man, which took home a Best Actor award for Vincent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #23. Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman
The Salesman
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer: Asghar Farhadi
Another Iranian auteur who recently dipped out of his native country is Asghar Farhadi, whose 2013 title The Past...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #24. Aleksey German Jr.’s Dovlatov
Dovlatov
Director: Aleksey German Jr.
Writer: Aleksey German Jr., Katherine Dovlatov
Since helping to complete his father’s posthumous opus Hard to Be a God, Russian director Aleksey...