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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...
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...
