Tag: World Cinema
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #30. Radegund – Terrence Malick
Radegund
Leave it to Terrence Malick to leave us interminably wondering when and where his next completed film will surface, and his latest, the German...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #31. The Personal History of David Copperfield – Armando Iannucci
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Celebrated satirist Armando Iannucci sets his sights on a sort-of contemporization of Charles Dickens for his third narrative feature...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #32. The Traitor – Marco Bellocchio
The Traitor
Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio, whose radical early works were a seminal part of 1960s and 1970s Italian cinema, embarks on his latest feature...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #33. Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) – Céline...
Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
French director Céline Sciamma ends her five year hiatus from directing with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #34. Proxima – Alice Winocour
Proxima
French director Alice Winocour makes her English language debut with her third feature, the French-German co-pro Proxima. Eva Green headlines an impressive international cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #35. By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu) – Francois Ozon
By the Grace of God
Francois Ozon’s eighteenth feature, By the Grace of God /Grâce à Dieu (previously known as Alexandre) promises to be one of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #36. Waiting for the Barbarians – Ciro Guerra
Waiting for the Barbarians
Colombian auteur Ciro Guerra branches out into a high-profile international co-production for his fifth film, an adaptation of South African Nobel...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #37. Synonymes – Nadav Lapid
Synonymes
Israeli director Nadav Lapid breaks into French cinema with his long-gestating third feature Synonymes (Synonyms). Produced by Said Ben Said and Michel Merkt, the young cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #38. Farewell to the Night (L’Adieu a la nuit) – André Téchiné
Farewell to the Night (L’Adieu a la nuit)
French auteur André Téchiné reunites with Catherine Deneuve for the eighth time with Farewell to the Night...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #39. Vitalina Varela – Pedro Costa
Vitalina Varela
Portuguese director returns to Fontainhas for his seventh feature, Vitalina Varela (which has been previously listed as the title Daughters of Fire). Starring...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #40. Sin – Andrey Konchalovsky
Sin
It seems Sin (aka Il Peccato) the latest project from Russian auteur Andrey Konchalovsky, got left out in the cold come the end of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #41. Sorry We Missed You – Ken Loach
Sorry We Missed You
One of Britain’s most notable filmmakers of all time, the two-time Palme d’Or winning Ken Loach will be set with his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #42. The Jonsson Gang (Jönssonligan) – Tomas Alfredson
The Jonsson Gang (Jönssonligan)
Director Tomas Alfredson returns to Sweden for the first time since his 2008 international breakout Let the Right One In with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #43. The Beanpole – Kantemir Balagov
The Beanpole
The now twenty-seven-year-old Russian director Kantemir Balagov was one of the brightest cinematic discoveries of 2017 with his debut Closeness, which he is...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #44. The Souvenir – Joanna Hogg
The Souvenir
British director Joanna Hogg is due to break out in a big way with her fourth feature, The Souvenir, an ambitious, star-studded project...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #45. La Daronne – Jean-Paul Salomé
La Daronne
Director Jean-Paul Salomé nets Isabelle Huppert for his eighth feature, La daronne, which is based on a novel by popular crime writer Hannelore...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #46. Divine Love – Gabriel Mascaro
Divine Love
Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s third feature, Divine Love (previously known as Overgod) has been highly anticipated ever since his 2015 breakout Neon Bull (read...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #47. The Passenger – Corneliu Porumboiu
The Passenger
Another New Romanian Wave essential, Corneliu Porumboiu borrows a moniker from Antonioni for his fifth feature, The Passenger (previously known as Gomera). A...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #48. The Lodge – Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala
The Lodge
Art-house commodities after their stylish 2014 debut Goodnight Mommy (read review), co-directors Veronika Franz (wife of Ulrich Seidl) and Severin Fiala scored their English...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #49. Luz – Flora Lau
Luz
Hong Kong filmmaker Flora Lau finds her sophomore film Luz headlined by none other than Isabelle Huppert. Produced through AMA Productions, the Chinese-French co-pro...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #50. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (A Vida Invisível) – Karim Aïnouz
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (A Vida Invisível)
It’s been five years since the last narrative feature from Brazil’s Karim Aïnouz, but he’ll finally...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #51. The Box – Lorenzo Vigas
The Box
Lorenzo Vigas should finally be ready with his long-gestating sophomore feature The Box, which is meant to conclude his paternity-themed trilogy which began...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #52. The True History of the Kelly Gang – Justin Kurzel
The True History of the Kelly Gang
Justin Kurzel returns to Australia for his fourth feature, The True History of the Kelly Gang, following on...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #53. Isabella – Matías Piñeiro
Isabella
Argentina’s Matías Piñeiro seems to be somewhere in the midst of his latest Rohmer-esque Shakespeare reads, the most recent news being his plans for...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #54. Possessor – Brandon Cronenberg
Possessor
Seven years after his 2012 debut Antiviral, Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg returns again to the body horror theme established early on by his father...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #55. Ghost Town Anthology (Repertoire des villes disparues) – Denis Côté
Ghost Town Anthology (Repertoire des villes disparues)
For his eleventh feature film, French-Canadian auteur Denis Côté adapts the first novel by Laurence Olivier (a Montreal...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #56. An Easy Girl (Une fille facile) – Rebecca Zlotowski
An Easy Girl (Une fille facile)
French director Rebecca Zlotowski attempts something new with her fourth film, Une fille facile (An Easy Girl), which is described...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #57. Anton – Zaza Urushadze
Anton
Georgian director Zaza Urushadze returns with his seventh feature Anton, a co-production between Georgia, Ukraine, and the US set in the years following the...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #58. Salt of Tears (Le Sel des larmes) – Philippe Garrel
Salt of Tears (Le Sel des larmes)
Showing no signs of slowing, French director Philippe Garrel commences work on his twenty-seventh feature film Salt of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #59. Personalien – Albert Serra
Personalien
The multifaceted and indefatigable Catalonian director Albert Serra turns to more contemporary climes with his latest project Personalien, a portrait of an episode from...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #60. 2019 – Lav Diaz
2019
The perennial Lav Diaz should be back in 2019 with a sci-fi political drama, provisionally titled 2019. A French-Filipino co-production between France’s ARP and...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #61. It Must Be Heaven – Elia Suleiman
It Must Be Heaven
Palestinian director Elia Suleiman breaks a ten year hiatus from narrative features with his latest project, It Must Be Heaven, his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #62. Sibyl – Justine Triet
Sibyl
Following the runaway success of her 2016 sophomore film Victoria, director Justine Triet returns with the highly anticipated dramedy Sibyl, filmed in secret over...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #63. The County – Grimur Hakonarson
The County
Four years after his hit sophomore film Rams (2015), Iceland’s Grimur Hakonarson should at last be ready with his third feature, The County....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #64. Saturday Fiction – Lou Ye
Saturday Fiction
Chinese filmmaker Lou Ye’s eleventh feature Saturday Fiction promises to be among his more extravagant offerings of late, featuring a handsome international cast...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #65. Martin Eden – Pietro Marcello
Martin Eden
Italian director Pietro Marcello tackles Jack London’s 1909 novel Martin Eden for his second narrative feature. Although various television versions have been made,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #66. Tremors (Temblores) – Jayro Bustamante
Tremors (Temblores)
Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante (under his label La Casa de Producción) reteams with France’s Tu Vas Voir and Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment for...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #67. The Weeping Woman (La Llorona) – Jayro Bustamante
The Weeping Woman (La Llorona)
Before he’s even premiered his sophomore feature, Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante commences on his third feature, The Weeping Woman (La...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #68. Dernier amour – Benoît Jacquot
Dernier amour
French director Benoît Jacquot returns to period filmmaking with his 25th feature, Dernier amour (Casanova). Reuniting with Vincent Lindon, who also starred in Jacquot’s...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #69. Last Words – Jonathan Nossiter
Last Words
For his fourth narrative feature, US based filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter embarks on the long-gestating Last Words, a French-Italian co-production through Paris-based Doc &...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #70. The Golden Glove – Fatih Akin
The Golden Glove (Der goldene Handschuh)
Germany’s Fatih Akin turns to horror for his tenth feature, The Golden Glove, which relays the true story of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #71. The Sunlit Night – David Wnendt
The Sunlit Night
German filmmaker David Wnendt goes international with his sixth film, a German-Norwegian-American co-production which will also serve as his English language debut....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #72. Pelican Blood – Katrin Gebbe
Pelican Blood (Pelikanblut)
Personal sacrifice is again the central theme in the sophomore film from Germany’s Katrin Gebbe, who nabs Nina Hoss as the lead...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #73. Sisters (Soeurs) – Yamina Benguigui
Sisters (Soeurs)
It’s been eighteen years since Yamina Benguigui’s critically acclaimed 2001 debut Inch’Allah dimanche, and she’s back with sophomore narrative feature Sisters (Soeurs). Benguigui...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #74. Fever Dream (Distancia de Rescate) – Claudia Llosa
Fever Dream (Distancia de Rescate)
Peruvian director Claudia Llosa breaks a five year hiatus and returns with her fourth feature Fever Dream (Distancia de Rescate)....
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #75. C’est Extra – Guillaume Nicloux
C’est Extra
France’s Guillaume Nicloux begins his fifteenth feature film C’est Extra by reuniting with two of his previous headliners, Michel Houellebecq (The Kidnapping of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #76. Le daim – Quentin Dupieux
Le daim
For his seventh feature, French director Quentin Dupieux continues his particular brand of black comedy with Le daim, starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin,...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #77. Les envoûtés – Pascal Bonitzer
Les amis des amis
French writer and director Pascal Bonitzer commences on his eighth feature, Les envoûtés (formerly titled Les amis des amis), which features...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #78. Fools (Glupcy) – Tomasz Wasilewski
Fools (Glupcy)
Poland’s Tomasz Wasilewski is about to begin working on his fourth film, the tentatively titled Fools. The Polish-Romanian co-production will be produced by...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #79. Positive School – Nabil Ayouch
Positive School
French-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch will have his seventh feature Positive School ready in 2019. The French-Moroccan production has been backed by Ali N’ Productions (Morocco)...
