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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #19. Pedro Almodóvar’s Madres paralelas
Madres paralelas
Produced by Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Written by Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Penélope Cruz
Release Date/Prediction: If production does get greenlight in the1st quarter...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #20. Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Silent Twins
Silent Twins
Produced by Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Written by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Robert Bolesto
Starring: Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance
Release Date/Prediction: If production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #21. Michelangelo Frammartino’s Il Buco
Il Buco
Produced by Marco Serrecchia
Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino
Written by Michelangelo Frammartino, Giovanna Giuliani
Cinematographer: Renato Berta
Release Date/Prediction: This could be a Main Comp contender at...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #22. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Lingui
Lingui
Produced by Florence Stern, Diana Elbaum, Melanie Andernach
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Written by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Release Date/Prediction: Cannes Main Comp.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #23. Ildikó Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife
The Story of My Wife
Produced by Monika Mécs, András Muhi, Erno Mésterhazy, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Flaminio Zadra and Pilar Saavedra Perrotta.
Directed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #24. Bruno Dumont’s France
France
Produced by Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Written by Bruno Dumont
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benoît Magimel
Cinematographer: David Chambille
Release Date/Prediction: This...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #25. Alain Guiraudie’s Viens je t’emmène
Viens je t’emmène
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
Written by Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Lunetta
Starring: Doria Tillier, Nathalie Boyer, Noémie Lvovsky, Jean-Charles Clichet.
Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #26. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Baby, Box, Broker
Baby, Box, Broker
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Bae Doona, Dong-won Gang
Release Date/Prediction: With an early 2021 shoot in the works, we...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #27. Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable
Inexorable
Produced by Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts
Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Written by Fabrice du Welz, Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, Aurélien Molas
Starring: Benoît Poelvoorde, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #28. Lorenzo Vigas’ The Box
The Box
Produced by Lorenzo Vigas, Michel Franco, Jorge Hernandez Aldana
Directed by Lorenzo Vigas
Starring: Hernan Mendoza, Hatzin Oscar Navarrete
Release Date/Prediction: We're looking at the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #29. Ari Folman’s Where is Anne Frank?
Where is Anne Frank?
Produced by Jani Thiltges
Directed by Ari Folman
Written by To be announced.
Starring: Ruby Stokes, Emily Carey, Skye Bennett.
Cinematographer: Tristan Oliver
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #30. Robin Campillo’s Vazaha (fka École de l’air)
École de l’air
Produced by Mariage-Ange Luciani
Directed by Robin Campillo
Release Date/Prediction: With casting in late 2020, we think if this goes into production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #31. Stéphane Brizé’s Pour le meilleur et pour le pire
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire
Produced by Christophe Rossignon, Philip Boëffard
Directed by Stéphane Brizé
Written by Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce
Starring: Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #32. Terence Davies’ Benediction
Benediction
Produced by Michael Elliott
Directed by Terence Davies
Written by Terence Davies
Starring: Jack Lowden, Geraldine James, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Anton Lesser, Jeremy Irvine, Ben Daniels
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #33. Jonas Carpignano’s A Chiara
A Chiara
Produced by Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias
Directed by Jonas Carpignano
Written by Jonas Carpignano
Release Date/Prediction: We think this might be featured in the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #34. François Ozon’s Tout s’est bien passé
Tout s’est bien pass
Produced by Éric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer
Directed by François Ozon
Written by François Ozon
Starring: Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Jacques Nolot, Laëtitia Clément
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #35. Arnaud Desplechin’s Tromperie
Deception
Produced by Pascal Caucheteux
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Written by Arnaud Desplechin, Julie Peyr
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos, Gennadi Famin, Denis Podalydès
Cinematographer: Yorick Le Saux
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #36. Abderrahmane Sissako’s La Colline Parfumee
The Perfumed Hill
Produced by Denis Freyd
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Written by Abderrahmane Sissako
Starring: Unknown.
Cinematographer: Unknown.
Release Date/Prediction: If production did take place, Abderrahmane Sissako...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #37. Quentin Dupieux’s Incroyable mais vrai
Incroyable mais vrai
Produced by Thomas Verhaeghe
Directed by Quentin Dupieux
Written by Quentin Dupieux
Starring: Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel, Anaïs Demoustier.
Release Date/Prediction: A...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #38. Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue
After Blue (Paradis sale)
Produced by Emmanuel Chaumet
Directed by Bertrand Mandico
Written by Bertrand Mandico
Starring: Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons, Mara Taquin
Cinematographer: Pascale Granel
Release Date/Prediction:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #39. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island
Bergman Island
Produced by Charles Gillibert, Rodrigo Teixeira, Erik Hemmendorff, Lisa Widén.
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Written by Mia Hansen-Løve
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Anders...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #40. Ramon Zürcher’s The Girl and the Spider
The Girl and the Spider
Produced by Aline Schmid, Adrian Blaser
Directed by Ramon Zürcher
Written by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
Starring: Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat, Ursina Lardi,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #41. Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero
A Hero
Produced by Asghar Farhadi, Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Written by Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Ra'na Azadivar, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Amir Jadidi
Cinematographer: To be determined.
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #42. Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
Produced by Thomas Robsahm
Directed by Joachim Trier
Written by Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, Renate Reinsve, Herbert Nordrum
Cinematographer:...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #43. Flora Lau’s Luz
Luz
Produced by Sinn Gi Joseph Chan, Stephen Lam, Flora Lau
Directed by Flora Lau
Written by Flora Lau
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Pinna, Xiaodong Guo
Cinematographer: Benjamín...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #44. Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents
The Innocents
Produced by Maria Ekerhovd
Directed by Eskil Vogt
Written by Eskil Vogt
Starring: Rakel Fløttum, Alva Ramstad, Ismail Ashraf, Mina Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen.
Cinematographer: Sturla Brandth...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #45. Julia Ducournau’s Titane
Titane
Produced by Jean Christophe Reymond
Directed by Julia Ducournau
Written by Julia Ducournau
Starring: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle
Cinematographer: Ruben Impens
Release Date/Prediction: Seeing that Cannes might be...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #46. John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven
The Forgiven
Produced by Elizabeth Eves, Nick Gordon, Trevor Matthews, John Michael McDonagh
Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #47. Aleksey German Jr.’s Air
Air
Produced by Artem Vassiliev
Directed by Aleksey German Jr.
Written by Aleksey German Jr.
Starring: Unknown.
Cinematographer: Unknown.
Release Date/Prediction: If this went into production in early 2020,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #48. Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God
The Hand of God
Produced by Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Written by Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Toni Servillo, Lino Musella, Lubomir Misak
Cinematographer: Daria D'Antonio
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #49. Santiago Mitre’s Petite Fleur (15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour)
Petite Fleur (15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour)
Produced by Didar Domehri
Directed by Santiago Mitre
Written by Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre
Starring: Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Sergi...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #50. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Big Bug
Big Bug
Produced by Frédéric Doniguian, Richard Grandpierre
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant
Starring: Elsa Zylberstein, Alban Lenoir, Isabelle Nanty, André Dussollier
Cinematographer: Thomas...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #51. Xavier Beauvois’ Albatros
Albatros
Director Xavier Beauvois will be ready with his eighth feature, Albatros (formerly titled Un petit-fils, or A Grandson) in 2021. Produced by Sylvie Pialat...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #52. Terrence Malick’s The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
Terrence Malick turns to Jesus for what will stand as his tenth narrative feature The Way of the Wind (which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #53. Emmanuel Carrère’s Le quai de Ouistreham
Le quai de Ouistreham
Emmanuel Carrère’s first feature, La Moustache (starring Vincent Lindon and Emmanuelle Devos) was adapted from his own novel and premiered at Cannes...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #54. Mathieu Amalric’s Serre-moi fort
Serre-moi fort
Mathieu Amalric should be ready to reveal his eighth feature with Serre-moi fort, a working title which means: hold me tight. Produced by...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #55. Juliana Rojas’ Cidade;Campo
Cidade;Campo
Juliana Rojas embarks on her second solo feature as director with Cidade;Campo, a project initially scheduled to go into production last May but halted...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #56. Laurent Cantet’s Arthur Rambo
Arthur Rambo
Originally pegged as a 2020 hopeful, Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet might be part of a huge wave of former winners competing in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #57. Joe Penna’s Stowaway
Stowaway
Brazilian born musician/director Joe Penna continues with interesting co-production packaging for his sophomore feature Stowaway, a US-German project starring Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick, Daniel...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #58. Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching the Fists
Unclenching the Fists
Russian director Kira Kovalenko promises to be a breakout talent with her sophomore film Unclenching the Fists in 2021. Produced by Alexander...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #59. Léa Mysius’ Les cinq diables
Les cinq diables
France’s Léa Mysius continues her ascension with her sophomore directorial project Les cinq diables. Starring Adele Exarchopoulos, Moustapha Mbengue and reteaming with...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #60. Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu
Petrov’s Flu
Russia’s Kirill Serebrennikov 2004 film Ragin, based on a Chekov story, won the East of West Award at Karlovy Vary and 2008’s Yuriy’s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #61. Leyla Bouzid’s Une histoire d’amour et de désir
Une histoire d’amour et de désir
It’s now been six years since French-Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid (daughter of director Nouri Bouzid) premiered her 2015 debut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #62. Aurélia Georges’ La Place d’une autre
La Place d’une autre (The Place of Another)
Director Aurélia Georges promises to be a breakout in 2021 with her third project La Place d’une...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #63. Eva Husson’s Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday
French director Eva Husson makes her English language debut with the UK production Mothering Sunday, a period piece set in post-WWI England which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #64. Yury Bykov’s The Owner
The Owner
Russian director Yury Bykov continues a prolific streak with sixth feature The Owner, a Russian-Swiss-UK co-pro with Ilya Stewart, Pavel Buria and Murad...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #65. Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Australia’s Sophie Hyde embarks on her highest profile project with third feature Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #66. Paolo Taviani’s Leonora Addio
Leonora Addio
Following the death of his brother and fellow co-director Vittorio Taviani in 2018, Paolo Taviani continues with his first solo effort Leonora Addio,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #67. Hafsia Herzi’s Nora
Nora
Hafsia Herzi returns with her sophomore feature Nora in 2021, produced by Said Ben Said. Starring Sabrina Benhamed, Halima Benhamed, Justine Gregory and Noemie...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #68. Oleg Sentsov’s Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
Ukraine’s Oleg Sentsov has returned the project he was working on prior to his 2014 incarceration in Russia, Rhinoceros, coproduced by Ukraine, Poland and...
