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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #51. Calin Peter Netzer’s Ana, Mon Amour
Ana Mon Amour
Director: Calin Peter Netzer
Writers: Calin Peter Netzer, Cezar Paul Badescu
Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer won the Golden Bear at the 2013 Berlin...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #52. György Pálfi’s Mindörökké (For Ever)
Mindörökké
Director: György Pálfi
Writer: György Pálfi, Zsofia Ruttkay
We've been waiting a long time for Hungarian auteur György Pálfi's ambitious project The Voice to transpire, but...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #53. Shinji Aoyama’s True Horror Story
True Horror Story
Director: Shinji Aoyama
Writer: NA
Despite playing in the Cannes main competition two years in a row in the early 2000s (with masterpiece Eureka...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #54. Werner Herzog’s Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
While universal disappointment has followed Herzog's 2015 Gertrude Bell biopic Queen of the Desert following its Berlin premiere...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #55. Sara Johnsen’s Framing Mom
Framing Mom
Director: Sara Johnsen
Writer: Sara Johnsen
Norwegian director Sara Johnsen has yet to secure US distribution for her previous three features, including her award winning...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #56. Dominik Moll’s News From the Planet Mars
News From the Planet Mars
Director: Dominik Moll
Writers: Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand
Cesar award winner Dominik Moll is back with his fifth film, News From the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #57. Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal
Colossal
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
We’ve been a bit underwhelmed with Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo’s two follow-ups to his fun 2007 debut Timecrimes, those being...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #58. Kasia Roslaniec’s Satan Said Dance
Satan Said Dance
Director: Kasia Roslaniec
Writer: Kasia Roslaniec
Polish director Kasia Roslaniec’s 2012 sophomore feature Baby Blues concerns teenage moms and their woeful inability to rightfully...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #59. Alexandros Avranas’ True Crimes
True Crimes
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Writer: Jeremy Brock
One of the most exciting directorial debuts out of 2013 was Alexandros Avranas' Miss Violence, a domestic drama lumped...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #60. Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Writer: Massimo Gramellini
Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio shows no signs of slowing down in his sixth decade of filmmaking. Hot off his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #61. Jean-Charles Hue’s After the Blood of the Beasts
After the Blood of the Beasts
Director: Jean-Charles Hue
Writer: Jean-Charles Hue
After two films set within a particular gypsy community in France with 2010's The Lord's...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #62. Gilles Marchand’s Dans la forêt
Dans la forêt
Director: Gilles Marchand
Writers: Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll
French director Gilles Marchand is better known as a screenwriter, usually collaborating with director Dominik Moll...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #63. Felix van Groeningen’s Belgica
Belgica
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Writers: Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens
Belgian director Felix van Groeningen has received numerous critical applause over the past decade, beginning with...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #64. Anne Emond’s Nelly
Nelly
Director: Anne Emond
Writer: Anne Emond
Quebecois director Anne Emond, whose impressive debut was 2011's was Nuit #1, just unveiled her sophomore effort Our Loved Ones...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #65. Marco Dutra’s Era el Cielo
Era el Cielo
Director: Marco Dutra
Writers: Lucia Puenzo, Caetano Gotardo, Sergio Bizzio
Brazilian director Marco Dutra's first feature (review), 2011's Hard Labor (co-directed by Juliana Rojas)...
The Forest | Review
For the Trees: Zada’s Moody Locale Squandered by Feeble Narrative
We’ve come to expect studios to unbosom their less desirable horror trinkets during the dawning...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #66. Emir Kusturica’s On the Milky Road
On the Milky Road
Director: Emir Kusturica
Writer: Emir Kusturica
We've pegged Serbian auteur Emir Kusturica's On the Milky Road as a possible release for the past...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #67. Erik Skjoldbjaerg’s Pyromaniac
Pyromaniac
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Writer: Bjorn Olaf Johannssen
Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjaerg is still best known for his 1997 thriller Insomnia, which was later remade by Christopher...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #68. Bence Fliegauf’s Lily Lane
Lily Lane
Director: Bence Fliegauf
Writer: Bence Fliegauf
We had pegged Bence Fliegauf's latest Lily Lane as a definite 2015 title, but it was not to be....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #69. Michelangelo Frammartino’s Tarda primavera
Late Spring
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Writer: Michelangelo Frammartino
Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino announced himself as an important new cinematic talent with his 2010 sophomore film Le Quattro...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #70. Hirokazu Koreeda’s After the Storm
After the Storm
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda wasted little time between premiering his 2015 title Our Little Sister at the 2015...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #71. Jed Kurzel’s Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley
Ivan Lendly Never Learnt to Volley
Director: Jed Kurzel
Writer: Jed Kurzel
Composer Jed Kurzel, and brother to filmmaker Justin Kurzel (Snowtown; Macbeth) makes his directorial debut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #72. Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza’s Sicilian Ghost Story
Sicilian Ghost Story
Directors: Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Writers: Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza won the Grand Prize at 2013...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #73. Agustin Diaz Yanes’ Oro
Oro
Director: Agustin Diaz Yanes
Writer: Arturo Perez-Reverte
One of Spain’s most unappreciated directors (at least as far as international renown) is Agustin Diaz Yanes. If you...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #74. Fatih Akin’s Tschick
Tschick
Director: Fatih Akin
Writer: Hark Bohm
While Fatih Akin’s epic cap to his loose trilogy The Cut (2014) didn’t live up to expectations, we’re curious to...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #76. Takashi Miike’s Terra Formars
Terra Formars
Director: Takashi Miike
Writer: Kazuki Nakashima
Given his mindboggling output, it would be strange not to have a most anticipated list not featuring Japanese auteur...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #77. André Téchiné’s Quand on a 17 ans
Quand on a 17 ans
Director: André Téchiné
Writer(s): Celine Sciamma, André Téchiné
French auteur André Téchiné will be ready with his twenty-first feature in 2016, Quand...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #78. Pascal Bonitzer’s Tout de suite maintenant
Tout de suite maintenant
Director: Pascal Bonitzer
Writers: Pascal Bonitzer, Agnes de Sacy
The multifaceted Cesar Award nominee Pascal Bonitzer is best known as a screenwriter, specifically...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #79. Lola Doillon’s Le voyage de Fanny
Le voyage de Fanny
Director: Lola Doillon
Writer: Lola Doillon
Director Lola Doillon comes from French cinematic royalty, the daughter of director Jacques Doillon and editor Noelle...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #80. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Woman in the Silver Plate
The Woman in the Silver Plate
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Catherine Paille
Japanese master Kiyoshi Kurosawa has been involved with a number of projects over...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #81. Joachim Lafosse’s L’economie du Couple
L'economie du Couple
Director: Joachim Lafosse
Writers: Joachim Lafosse, Fanny Burdino, Mazarine Pingeot, Thomas van Zuylen
Belgian director Joachim Lafosse began production on L'economie du Couple several...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #82. Wim Wenders’ The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Peter Handke, Wim Wenders
Although we weren't very enthusiastic about Wenders' 2015 3D Canadian set narrative Everything Will...
The Abandoned | Review
Be Afraid of the Dark: Rockaway’s Familiar Debut Enhanced by Atmospheric Locale
Director Eytan Rockaway makes his directorial debut with the claustrophobic single set horror...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #83. Emmanuelle Bercot’s La Fille de Brest
La Fille de Brest
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Writers: Emmanuelle Bercot, Severine Bosschem
2015 was an exceptional year for writer/director Emmanuelle Bercot. She was the second woman in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #84. Karim Ainouz’s The Beauty of Sharks
The Beauty of Sharks
Director: Karim Ainouz
Writers: Rob Green and Filip Jan Ryzma
We’ve been waiting years to see Brazilian director Karim Ainouz’s 1950 set French...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #85. Na Hong-jin’s The Wailing
The Wailing
Director: Na Hong-jin
Writer: Na Hong-jin
South Korean director Na Hong-jin got our attention with his exceptional debut, the visceral crime thriller The Chaser (2008)....
Anesthesia | Review
Causality and Kindness: Nelson’s Latest Look at All the Lonely People
The multifaceted Tim Blake Nelson unveils his latest directorial effort in nearly seven years...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #86. Marc Fitoussi’s Maman a tort
Trainee Day
Director: Marc Fitoussi
Writer: Marc Fitoussi
French director Marc Fitoussi is one of several notable filmmakers with an impressive body of work but whose titles...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #87. Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Many assumed British auteur Ken Loach's 2014 film Jimmy's Hall would be his last, mostly because Loach himself...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #88. Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s The Friendly Animal
The Friendly Animal
Director: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
Writer: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
In a continuing surge of up-and-coming Brazilian filmmakers is writer Gabriela Amaral Almeida. After directing several...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #89. Matias Pineiro’s Hermia & Helena
Hermia & Helena
Director: Matias Pineiro
Writer: Matias Pineiro
Argentinian filmmaker Matias Pineiro, known for his droll comedies in direct conversation with Shakespeare’s text, seems to be...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #90. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Creepy
Creepy
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Chihiro Ikeda
Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa is set to unveil two films in 2016 (the other snagged our #80 slot...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #91. Anne Fontaine’s Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writers: Anne Fontaine, Pascal Bonitzer, Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial
French director Anne Fontaine, who has been making features since 1997's Dry...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #92. Pat Mills’ Don’t Talk to Irene
Don't Talk to Irene
Director: Pat Mills
Writer: Pat Mills
Writer/director Pat Mills was one of our favorite discoveries out of 2014 following the premiere of his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #93. Hagar Ben Asher’s The Burglar
The Burglar
Director: Hagar Ben Asher
Writer: Hagar Ben Asher
Actress turned director Hagar Ben Asher’s first film, The Slut (2011) premiered at Cannes and went onto...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #94. Kim Jee-woon’s Secret Agent
Secret Agent
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Writer(s): TBA.
Kim Jee-woon returns to South Korea following his 2013 Arnold Schwarzeneggar English language debut The Last Stand. He reunites with...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #95. Albert Serra’s The Last Days of Louis XIV
The Last Days of Louis XIV
Director: Albert Serra
Writers: Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra
Since his 2006 breakout film Honour of the Nights Catalin filmmaker Albert Serra...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #96. Volker Schlöndorff’s Montauk Revisited
Montauk Revisited
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Writers: Volker Schlöndorff, Colm Toibin
New Wave German auteur Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum, 1979) is at work on another project, Montauk...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #97. Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom
Director: Amma Asante
Writer: Guy Hibbert
Following the critical success of her 2013 sophomore film Belle (read review), which showcased the impressive talents of Gugu...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #98. Ivano De Matteo’s La vita possibile
La vita possibile
Director: Ivano De Matteo
Writer: Valentina Ferlan
Italian actor turned director Ivano De Matteo continues to solidify his prolific reputation following the critical acclaim...
