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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...
What’s Up Doc?: Park City Premieres From Pennebaker/ Hegedus, Herzog & Greene Help Bring In The New Year
Having started this doc tracking project back in the summer of 2014, its been incredibly fascinating to see the development of these films and...
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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #25. Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames Before and After Lumiere
24 Frames Before and After Lumiere
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
We’ve been expecting an update on Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s mysterious Chinese project for some...
El Movimiento | Review
Birth of No Nation: Naishtat’s Compelling, Experimental History Lesson
Argentinean director Benjamin Naishtat’s sophomore effort, El Movimiento is a disturbing and inventive account of national...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #26. Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Endless Poetry
Endless Poetry
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Writer: Alejandro Jodrowsky
Chilean auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky has been incredibly productive since breaking his twenty-three year hiatus in filmmaking with 2013’s The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #27. Benoît Jacquot’s Son corps
Son corps
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Writer: Benoît Jacquot
We’re still sulking over the initial plans Luca Guadagnino had for adapting Dom Delillo’s novella The Body Artist back...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #28. Rebecca Zlotowski’s Planetarium
Planetarium
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Writers: Rebecca Zlotowski, Robin Campillo
We're expecting French director Rebecca Zlotowski's third feature, Planetarium to enhance the burgeoning auteur's status on international radar....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #29. Christophe Honore’s Les Malheurs de Sophie
Les Malheurs de Sophie
Director: Christophe Honoré
Writers: Christophe Honoré, Gilles Tourand
One of France’s most underrated directors (at least judging on the level of attention he...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #30. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey
American Honey
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold breaks her five year hiatus with American Honey, her first film since 2011's Wuthering Heights (which premiered...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #31. Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion
Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
In his four decades of filmmaking, British auteur Terence Davies has never unveiled consecutive projects, until now. Following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #32. John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Writers: Philippa Goslett, John Cameron Mitchell
This year marks the welcome return of John Cameron Mitchell...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #33. Abel Ferrara’s Siberia
Siberia
Director: Abel Ferrara
Writers: Abel Ferrara, Chris Zois
This may be a bit of wishful thinking for Ferrara to have his latest endeavor ready in time. Following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #34. Agnieszka Holland’s Game Count
Game Count
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Agnieszka Holland, Olga Tokarczuk
Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland, once the protégé of Krzysztof Zanussi, is still best remembered for early 90s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #35. Nadav Lapid’s Micro Robert
Micro Robert
Director: Nadav Lapid
Writer: Nadav Lapid
Israeli director Nadav Lapid is set to make his third film, Micro Robert, in France. Following his 2011 debut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #36. Amat Escalante’s The Untamed
The Untamed
Director: Amat Escalante
Writer: Amat Escalante and Gibran Portela
Amat Escalante, protégé of Carlos Reygadas, snagged the Best Director award at Cannes 2013 for his unpleasant...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #37. Peter Greenaway’s Walking to Paris
Walking to Paris
Director: Peter Greenaway
Writer: Peter Greenaway
Before he turns 80 years old and cinema dies, auteur Peter Greenaway has announced his plans to finish...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #38. Nicole Garcia’s Mal de pierres
Mal de pierres
Director: Nicole Garcia
Writers: Nicole Garcia, Jacques Fieschi
Actress Nicole Garcia, who has starred in unforgettable films from Claude Miller, Alain Resnais, and Jacques...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #39. Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire
Free Fire
Director: Ben Wheatley
Writers: Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump
British director Ben Wheatley returns with his sixth feature, Free Fire, after amassing a wildly popular following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #40. Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
Souvenir
Director: Bavo Defurne
Writers: Bavo Defurne, Jacques Boon, Yves Verbraeken
Belgian director Bavo Defurne moves from coming out narrative with his 2011 debut North Sea Texas...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #41. Gustave Kervern & Benoit Delepine’s Saint Amour
Saint Amour
Directors: Gustave Kervern, Benoit Delepine
Writers: Gustave Kervern, Benoit Delepine
Eclectic Belgian directing duo Gustave Kervern and Benoit Delepine have created a variety of bizarre...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #42. Hong Sang-soo’s Untitled Project
Untitled Hong Sang-soo film
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Writer: Hong Sang-soo
South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo is another perennial favorite who has amassed a significant festival circuit following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #43. François Ozon’s Franz
Franz
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon
Ex-terrible enfant is a perennial favorite on the festival circuit (2015 was only the third year in the past fifteen...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #44. Ritesh Batra’s The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer: Nick Payne
After premiering his 2013 debut The Lunchbox at Critics' Week in Cannes (where it was bestowed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #45. Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune
The Commune
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writers: Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
With a career resurgence following his 2012 The Hunt (earning Mads Mikkelsen a Best Actor Award at...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #46. Denis Côté’s Boris Sans Beatrice
Boris Sans Beatrice
Director: Denis Côté
Writer: Denis Côté
French Canadian auteur Denis Côté fluctuates steadily between feature films and documentary, tending to win critical acclaim in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #47. Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ The Ornithologist
The Ornithologist
Director: Joao Pedro Rodrigues
Writers: Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Joao Rui Guerra
Portuguese director Joao Pedro Rodrigues has built a fantastic filmography of offbeat, experimental films,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #48. Tran Anh Hung’s Eternité
Eternité
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Writer: Tran Anh Hung
Vietnamese auteur Tran Anh Hung had a smoldering early career, snagging the Camera d’Or at Cannes for his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #49. Andrea Pallaoro’s The Whale
The Whale
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Writers: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
One of Italy's most notable up-and-coming auteurs is Andrea Pallaoro, whose 2008 award winning short 'Wunderkammer,' preceded...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #50. Lav Diaz’s Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
Director: Lav Diaz // Writer: Lav Diaz
The most notable auteur out of the Philippines in the last decade is Lav Diaz, whose...
