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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #24. Christophe Honoré’s Les Malheurs de Sophie
Les Malheurs de Sophie
Director: Christophe Honoré // Writers: Christophe Honoré, Gilles Taurand
One of France’s most underrated directors (at least judging on the level of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #25. Jacques Audiard’s Erran
Erran
Director: Jacques Audiard // Writer: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
French auteur Jacques Audiard has enjoyed considerable acclaim with his last two features. 2009’s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #26. Terence Davies’ Sunset Song
Sunset Song
Director: Terence Davies // Writers: Terence Davies, Lewis Crassic Gribbon
While his famous early works were inspired around his incredibly bleak childhood, with a...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #27. Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years
45 Years
Director: Andrew Haigh // Writers: David Constantine, Andrew Haigh
British director Andrew Haigh stormed South By Southwest in 2011 with his sophomore film Weekend,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #28. Jahmil X.T. Qubeka’s The Riders
The Riders
Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka // Writer: Susie Brooks-Smith
South African filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka made headlines in 2013 when his sophomore film Of Good...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #29. Alex van Warmerdam’s Schneider Vs. Bax
Schneider Vs. Bax
Director: Alex van Warmerdam // Writer: Alex van Warmerdam
Steadily working Dutch auteur Alex van Warmerdam has been systematically making bizarre, offbeat features...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #30. Tobias Lindholm’s A War
A War
Director: Tobias Lindholm // Writer: Tobias Lindholm
Director and screenwriter Tobias Lindholm has received more attention for his work as screenwriter on a pair...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #31. Agusti Villaronga’s The King of Havana
The King of Havana
Director: Agusti Villaronga // Writer: Agusti Villaronga
Spanish director Agusti Villaronga is most infamously known for his delightfully perverse 1986 art-house shocker...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #32. Joachim Lafosse’s The White Knights
The White Knights
Director: Joachim Lafosse // Writer: Zelia Abadie, Bulle Decarpentries, Joachim Lafosse, Thomas van Zuylen
Belgian director Joachim Lafosse seems fascinated with incredibly uncomfortable...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #33. Nicolas Saada’s Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Director: Nicolas Saada // Writer: Nicolas Saada
Snagging a Cesar Award nomination for Best Debut in 2010 for Espion(s), director Nicolas Saada has assembled...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #34. Xavier Giannoli’s Marguerite
Marguerite
Director: Xavier Giannoli // Writer: Xavier Giannoli
French director Xavier Giannoli has previously helmed five features, two of them playing in competition in Cannes, including...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #35. Brady Corbet’s The Childhood of a Leader
The Childhood of a Leader
Director: Brady Corbet // Writers: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Working with the likes of Bonello, Östlund, Assayas, Hansen-Løve and Baumbach, when you count...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #36. Paolo Sorrentino’s In the Future
In the Future
Director: Paolo Sorrentino // Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
While Italian auteur went home empty-handed from Cannes 2013 with The Great Beauty, he went on...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #37. Jan Svankmajer’s The Insects
The Insects
Director: Jan Svankmajer // Writer: Jan Svankmajer
Earlier this year it was announced that legendary Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, at the age of 79,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #38. Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram for the King
A Hologram for the King
Director: Tom Tykwer// Writer: Tom Tykwer
Primarily known for his famed 1998 title Run, Lola Run, which shot actress Franka Potente...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #39. Ben Wheatley’s High Rise
High Rise
Director: Ben Wheatley// Writer: Amy Jump
The fast moving and increasingly prolific Ben Wheatley commands a significant following after only four incredibly well received...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #40. Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Evolution
Evolution
Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic // Writers: Alanté Kavaïté, Lucile Hadzihalilovic
While she’s mostly known for having co-written Gaspar Noe’s infamous 2009 film, Enter the Void, Lucile...
Predestination | Review
Adjustment Bureau: The Spierig Bros. Resuscitate Heinlein’s Dime Store Sci-Fi
Though it gets off to an idle, clunky start, the Spierig Bros, an Australian directing...
The Search for General Tso | Review
And Tso It Goes: Cheney’s Cuisine Opts for Sugar over Spice
It should go without saying that cuisines considered Chinese in the United States are...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #41. Michel Franco’s Chronic
Chronic
Director: Michel Franco// Writer: Michel Franco
Provocateur Michel Franco has already built an impressive filmography with two highly divisive films, including his 2009 debut Daniel...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #42. Tran Anh Hung’s Éternité
Éternité
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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #43. Vasiliy Sigarev’s Interesting Ethology
Interesting Ethology
Director: Vasiliy Sigarev // Writers: Andrey Ilenkov, Vasiliy Sigarev
Still struggling to break free from the confines of the festival circuit, up and coming...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #44. Jaco Van Dormael’s Le tout Nouveau Testament
Le tout Nouveau Testament
Director: Jaco Van Dormael // Writers: Thomas Gunzig, Jaco Van Dormael
Get ready for some inventive strangeness from Belgian auteur Jaco Van...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #45. Aleksandr Sokurov’s Francofonia: Le Louvre Under German Occupation
Francofonia: Le Louvre Under German Occupation
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov // Writers: Alexei Jankowski, Aleksandr Sokurov
Russian auteur Aleksandr Sokurov is perhaps best known for his cinematic...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #46. Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre
Mia Madre
Director: Nanni Moretti // Writers: Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo, Valia Santella
After winning the Palme d’Or in 2001 for The Son’s Room, Italian director...
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: #49. Matteo Garrone’s The Tale of Tales
The Tale of Tales
Director: Matteo Garrone // Writers: Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Guadioso
Italian director Matteo Garrone reached international renown in 2008...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #50. Alexey German Jr.’s Under Electric Clouds
Under Electric Clouds
Director: Alexey German Jr. // Writer: Alexey German Jr.
Son of famed Russian auteur Alexey German (whose final, posthumous film, the decade long...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #51. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey
American Honey
Director: Andrea Arnold // Writer: Andrea Arnold
Marking Arnold’s fourth title and first to film outside of the UK, she’s been quite since her...
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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #53. Gyorgy Palfi’s The Voice
The Voice
Director: Gyorgy Palfi// Writer: Gyorgy Palfi
Hungarian director Gyorgy Palfi, who debuted with Hukkle back in 2002 before gaining considerable international attention for his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #55. Hirokazu Koreeda’s Kamakura Diary
Kamakura Diary
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda// Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Another Japanese auteur returning with another project is Hirokazu Koreeda, whose last film, 2013’s Like Father, Like Son...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #56. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Journey to the Shore
Journey to the Shore
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa// Writer: Takashi Ujita, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is most revered for his genre work, including the fantastically...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #57. Benedek Fliegauf’s Lily Lane
Lily Lane
Director: Benedek Fliegauf// Writer: Benedek Fliegauf
Those familiar with the films of Hungarian filmmaker Benedek Fliegauf find him hard to pinpoint. He’s been building...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #58. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Love in Khon Kaen
Love in Khon Kaen
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul // Writer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Though he premiered a medium length film at Cannes 2012, Mekong Hotel, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul hasn’t debuted a feature...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #59. Michael Rowe’s Rest Home
Rest Home
Director: Michael Rowe// Writer: Michael Rowe
We’ve been a champion of Michael Rowe, an Australian filmmaker living in Mexico, since his 2010 debut Leap...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #60. Miguel Gomes’ Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Director: Miguel Gomes// Writers: Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Mariana Ricardo
Miguel Gomes’ 2012 film Tabu managed to elevate the Portugeuse filmmaker’s international status when...
Best of 2014: Jordan M. Smith’s Top 20 (Picks 10-1)
#20. The Skeleton Twins
#19. Obvious Child
#18. A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
#17. Wild
#16. 112 Weddings
#15. The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga
#14. Tales of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #61. Martha Pinson’s Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Director: Martha Pinson // Writers: Stuart Brennan, Sebastian Street
Longtime Scorsese script supervisor Martha Pinson (Hugo, The Departed, The Aviator, Shutter Island) makes her directorial...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #62. Piero Messina’s The Wait
The Wait
Director: Piero Messina // Writers: Piero Messina, Ilaria Macchia, Andrea Paolo Massara, Giacomo Bendotti
Piero Messina previously served as Assistant Director on Paolo Sorrentino's...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #63. Elie Wajeman’s Les Anarchistes
Les Anarchistes
Director: Elie Wajeman // Writers: Elie Wajeman, Gaelle Mace
Elie Wajeman’s directorial debut, Aliyah, landed at Cannes in 2012 in the Director’s Fortnight. An interesting character...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #64. Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
Director: Werner Herzog // Writer: Werner Herzog
One of the most prominent members of the New German Wave happens to be Werner...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #65. Marco Bellocchio’s L’ultimo Vampiro
L'ultimo Vampiro
Director: Marco Bellocchio // Writer: Marco Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio is a key figure from mid-60s radical Italian cinema with his 1965 film Fists in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #66. Emir Kusturica’s On the Milky Road
On the Milky Road
Director: Emir Kusturica// Writer: Emir Kusturica
We had two Palme d’Or winner (Time of the Gypsies in 1998; Underground in 1995) Emir...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #67. Valerie Donzelli’s Marguerite et Julien
Marguerite et Julien
Director: Valerie Donzelli // Writers: Valerie Donzelli, Jeremie Elkaim
Director and actress Valerie Donzelli has fostered a considerable career as a director over...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #68. Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick
Homesick
Director: Anne Sewitsky // Writers: Anne Sewitsky, Ragnhild Tronvoll
After taking home the Best Film Prize in the World Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #69. Untitled Abbas Kiarostami Project
Untitled Abbas Kiarostami Project
Director: Abbas Kiarostami // Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
While it had been long rumored that Juliette Binoche would be reteaming with Abbas Kiarostami...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #70. Brillante Mendoza’s The Embroiderer
The Embroiderer
Director: Brillante Mendoza // Writer: Zig Dulay
Brillante Mendoza, one of the most notable directors working in the Philippines, has had constant output since...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #71. Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune
The Commune
Director: Thomas Vinterberg // Writer: Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
After the payoff of the successful reception of 2012’s The Hunt, looks like we’re going...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #72. Otar Iosseliani’s Chant d’hiver
Winter Song
Director: Otar Iosseliani // Writer: Otar Iosseliani
With his 1984 classic title, Favorites of the Moon finally receiving a re-mastered blu-ray release for US...
