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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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #73. Catherine Corsini’s La belle saison
La belle saison
Director: Catherine Corsini // Writers: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss
French director Catherine Corsini isn’t very well known in the US, though many should...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #74. Ari Folman’s Anne Frank Project
Untitled Anne Frank Project
Director: Ari Folman // Writer: Ari Folman
We were sorry to see Folman’s last film, 2013’s The Congress so apathetically received after...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #75. Agnieszka Holland’s Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead
Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead
Director: Agnieszka Holland // Writers: Agnieszka Holland, Olga Tokarczuk
After working heavily in television since her last...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #76. Wim Wenders’ Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Director: Wim Wenders // Writers: Bjorn Olaf Johannssen
New German Wave auteur Wim Wenders has lately been focusing on documentaries, both...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #77. 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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #78. Mika Kaurismaki’s The Girl King
The Girl King
Director: Mika Kaurismaki // Writer: Michel Marc Bouchardt
Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki, brother of famed auteur Aki Kaurismaki, has often resided in the shadows...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #79. Emmanuelle Bercot’s La tête haute
La tête haute
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot // Writer: Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano
Though initially an actress that appeared in films from Jean-Francois Richet and Benoit Jacquot (and more...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #80. Michel Gondry’s Microbe et Gasoil
Microbe et Gasoil
Director: Michel Gondry // Writer: Michel Gondry
Though his last feature, 2013’s zany and effervescent Mood Indigo, had a tortured flight to the box...
Best of 2014: Jordan M. Smith’s Top 20 (Picks 20-11)
It seems with each passing year the flood of year end lists are published earlier and earlier, assuring that at least a handful of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #81. Alice Winocour’s Close Protection
Close Protection
Director: Alice Winocour // Writer: Alice Winocour
Premiering her 2012 debut Augustine at Cannes Critics’ Week, which went on to be nominated for Best...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #82. Jean-Francois Richet’s One Wild Moment
One Wild Moment
Director: Jean-Francois Richet // Writers: Lisa Azuelos, Claude Berri (original film), Jean-Francois Richet
Jean-Francois Richet won a Cesar for his 1996 debut, Inner...
2015 Top 100 Foreign Titles: #83. Christian Vincent’s L’hermine
L’hermine
Director: Christian Vincent // Writer: Christian Vincent
A woefully underrated writer and director, Christian Vincent (pictured above) won a Cesar for his directorial debut back...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #84. Catalin Mitulescu’s Rumeno
Rumeno
Director: Catalin Mitulescu // Writer: Catalin Mitulescu
2015 is shaping up to be a big year for several of Romania’s most noted auteurs, and among...
2015 Top 100 Foreign Titles: #85. Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture
Director: Jim Sheridan// Writers: Johnny Ferguson, Jim Sheridan
In light of his recent titles, it’s hard to forget that Jim Sheridan started out...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #86. Philippe Garrel’s L’ombre des femmes
L’ombre des femmes
Director: Philippe Garrel // Writers: Jean-Claude Carriere, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langman, Philippe Garrel
The 66 year old filmmaker makes his 25th feature this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #87. Radu Jude’s Aferim!
Aferim!
Director: Radu Jude // Writers: Radu Jude, Florin Lazarescu
Romanian director Radu Jude’s 2012 sophomore film, Everybody in Our Family was a tense, hysterical familial...
