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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #69. Laurent Larivière’s Joan Verra
Joan Verra
Director Laurent Larivière assembles a stellar cast for sophomore feature Joan Verra, headlined by Isabelle Huppert in the title role. A French-German-Irish co-production...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #70. Helena Wittmann’s Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh
German director Helena Wittmann promises to have an international breakout with sophomore film Human Flowers of Flesh in 2021, a project...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #71. Anita Rocha da Silveira’s Medusa
Medusa
With her 2015 debut Kill Me Please, Brazil’s Anita Rocha da Silveira presented a vibrant giallo inspired film, arriving amongst a first wave of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #72. Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Tralala
Tralala
With their first project in six years, brothers Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu return with the musical Tralala as their eighth feature. Produced by Said...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #73. Axelle Ropert’s Petite Solange
Petite Solange
For her fourth feature, writer/director Axelle Ropert will unleash Petite Solange, produced by Charlotte Vincent and lensed by Sebastien Buchmann (Alice and the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #74. Untitled Alice Winocour Project
Untitled Alice Winocour Project
During various stages of press for the release of her latest film Proxima in 2020, France’s Alice Winocour dropped hints of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #75. Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava
Ali & Ava
British director Clio Barnard re-teams with her long-time producer Tracy O’Riordan for her fourth feature Ali & Ava, a contemporary love story...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #76. Abdellatif Kechiche’s Mektoub My Love: Canto Due
Mektoub My Love: Canto Due
Abdellatif Kechiche’s 2019 Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo which premiered in comp at Cannes to divisive responses and widespread critical consternation...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #77. Clara Roquet’s Libertad
Libertad
Another title we thought would appear in 2020 was the debut of screenwriter Clara Roquet, who co-wrote Carlos Marques-Marcet’s 10,000km (2014), Jaime Rosales’ Petra...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #78. Marí Alessandrini’s Zahori
Zahori
Argentina’s Marí Alessandrini is set for an ambitious debut in 2021 with Zahori, the production of which was halted by the pandemic earlier this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #79. Xavier Giannoli’s Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues
Another project lensed in 2019 held over for a 2021 premiere is the next film from France’s Xavier Giannoli, who scored a sleeper...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #80. Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon
Huda’s Salon
Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad heads into his eighth feature with Huda’s Salon, a based-on-a-true-story nightmare which was forced to halt production twice due...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #81. György Pálfi’s Hen
Hen
After premiering two new titles in 2018, for what will technically be his 8th feature, Hungary’s György Pálfi moves into the pen with the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #82. Michele Placido’s Caravaggio’s Shadow
Caravaggio’s Shadow
For his 14th feature, Italy’s Michele Placido embarks on a project four years in the making with Caravaggio’s Shadow, shot during the COVID-19...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #83. Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth
In the Earth
Ben Wheatley, like Neill Blomkamp, quietly directed a genre film in the throes of the pandemic. In the Earth, produced and financed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #84. Liu Jian’s School Town
School Town
We’re still waiting on the third feature from Chinese animator Liu Jian, but this may have more to do with the long game...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #85. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joriege’s Memory Box
Memory Box
It’s been over a decade since the last narrative feature from Lebanese directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joriege, but they’re back with fourth...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #86. Tuva Novotny’s Diorama
Diorama
Although we had initially hoped this would be a 2020 release, it seems Swedish actress turned director Tuva Novotny is likely to have her...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #87. Joachim Lafosse’s Les Intranquilles
Les Intranquilles
Belgian director Joachim Lafosse returns to familiar territory with a troubled couple in his ninth feature, Les Intranquilles (The Restless). Luxbox presold the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #88. Claudia Llosa’s Fever Dream
Fever Dream
Another title delayed from a predicted 2020 premiere was the fourth film from Peru’s Claudia Llosa, who in this instance, received the backing...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #89. Emmanuelle Bercot’s De son vivant
De son vivant
Emmanuelle Bercot reteams with Catherine Deneuve for her sixth feature, De son vivant (In His Lifetime) but unfortunately, Deneuve suffered a minor stroke...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #90. Benoît Jacquot’s Suzanna Andler
Suzanna Andler
Benoît Jacquot, whose perennial output was also delayed by the pandemic, turns to Marguerite Duras for inspiration for his next film, Suzanna Andler,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #91. Ana Katz’s The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
Argentina’s Ana Katz will be premiering her sixth narrative feature in 2021, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #92. Tomasz Wasilewski’s Glupcy
Fools
Poland’s Tomasz Wasilewski should be ready with his fourth feature Fools in 2021, a Polish-German-Romanian co-production produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon. Dorota...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #93. Sylvie Verheyde’s Madame Claude
Madame Claude
A Parisian period piece about a 1960s brothel madame wasn't in the cards for 2020, but Sylvie Verheyde's sixth feature Madame Claude will...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #94. Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor
Censor
Welsh director Prano Bailey-Bond returns to genre for her directorial debut Censor, featuring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #95. Michael Pearce’s Invasion
Invasion
UK’s Michael Pearce returns with his highly anticipated sophomore film Invasion, produced by Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Piers Vellacott with cinematography from the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #96. Nanni Moretti’s Tre Piani
Tre Piani
Italian auteur Nanni Moretti should be set to unveil his thirteenth narrative feature in 2021, Tre Piani, co-written by Federica Pontremoli and Valia...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #97. Lav Diaz’s When the Waves Are Gone
When the Waves Are Gone
Perennial Filipino auteur Lav Diaz seems set to debut three new features in 2021, including Henrico’s Farm, Servando Magdamag and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #98. Anthony Fabian’s Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Anthony Fabian is set to reveal his highest profile project since 2008’s Skin with a revamp of a beloved Paul...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #99. Oorlagh George’s Stranger with a Camera
Stranger with a Camera
Belfast-born filmmaker Oorlagh George will be ready to present her narrative debut Stranger with a Camera in 2021, developed through Sundance...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #100. Abner Benaim’s Plaza Catedral
Plaza Catedral
Panama’s Abner Benaim’s sophomore narrative feature Plaza Catedral is a dramatic thriller featuring actress Ilse Salas (Gueros; Cantinflas) and Manolo Cardona (“Narcos”). Newcomer...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: 200-101
Before we move into tomorrow's Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021 countdown we take a final look at other noteworthy projects that...
Introducing Our Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021
As we bid adieu and wave good riddance to 2020 it's with measured optimism that we tread/transition lightly into the new year of cinema....
Shadow in the Cloud | Review
A Face in the Cloud: Liang Cruises on Kooky with WWII Sci-Fi
There’s something to be said for a bonkers mishmash of genre tones and...
News of the World [Video Review]
Hermes’ Hermits: Greengrass Finds Humanity in the Crevices of Revisionist Western
Home is where the hope is, rather than the heart, and there’s nary much...
Pieces of a Woman | Review
Brink of Life: Mundruczó Hunts for the Grace in Grief with English Language Debut
One of Hungary’s most prolific arthouse auteurs of the last decade...
Sylvie’s Love [Video Review]
Sylvie & Gold: Ashe Formats an Affair to Remember in Warm Retro Melodrama
Utilizing the once familiar template of the studio staples referred to as...
Wonder Woman 1984 [Video Review]
Woman, Thou Art Deuced: Jenkins Misfires with Superficial Follow-Up in Ill-Fitting Retro Garb
The difficulty in presenting the affect of nostalgia is how reverence for...
One Night in Miami | Review
One Night Only: King Bespeaks Intention in Compelling, Recuperative Debut
A night-time commiseration between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown is the...
Dear Comrades! | Review
24-Hour Party People: Konchalovsky Examines Propaganda and Protests in Reenactment of Infamous Massacre
Sporting one of the most fascinating filmographies of any Russian (or any...
Pinocchio | Review
Nose the Ropes: Garrone Renovates Collodi’s Classic Children’s Text
Sometime over the past century, the cinematic conception of the fairy tale has enabled a movement...
The Midnight Sky [Video Review]
World, Hold On: Clooney Presents the End Times in Tedious Apocalyptic Exercise
It’s been a year wherein it seems the end we’ve forever been pondering...
Promising Young Woman [Video Review]
If There Be Scorn: Fennell’s Debut a Stellar Portrait of Rape Trauma’s Rippling Effects
Heretofore, the rape revenge thriller has been something of a problematic...
Monster Hunter [Video Review]
Monster Mash: Anderson Embarks on Another Video Game Franchise Starter
Continuing with his signature interests, the adaptation of video games, director Paul W.S. Anderson arrives...
Greenland [Video Review]
Year of the Comet: Waugh Weighs the End Times in Disaster Thriller
“A comet careens into Earth and Gerard Butler is not having it” is...
Fatale [Video Review]
Une Femme Est Une Femme: Taylor Tries Temptation in Derivative Neo-Noir
Infidelity, yet again, provides the impetus for a conveniently staged adult contemporary thriller from...
Hunter Hunter [Video Review]
Sheep Thrills: Linden Gets Under Your Skin with Slow Burn Thriller
Canada’s Shawn Linden certainly leaves a lasting impression with his third outing, Hunter Hunter,...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom [Video Review]
It’s Rainey’s Men: Wolfe Wows with Ardent Adaptation of Eloquent Wilson Play
August Wilson, arguably the most notable and influential Black playwright lionized for his...
The Stand In [Video Review]
Double and Nothing: Babbit Blunders on Binary Barrymore
Jamie Babbit doubles down on Drew Barrymore for her sixth feature, The Stand In, a somewhat standard...
