How bad are Belgian Movies?
When I look at the films of Hugo Claus, the well respected writer that converted himself to the craft of filmmaking, I either fall asleep or want to change the channel. Not just because the movies are so terrible (as well in acting, dialogues as in production design), but because I feel ashamed that this is again Belgian movie-crap. We are hopefully not as bad as Canada, but we are getting close.
Give a filmstudent 1/4 of all his actors he used in "The Leeuw van Vlaanderen" and 50% of the budget, and he would still make a better film. It has nothing to do with the lack of means, but everything with the lack of cinematic vision. I have made a shortfilm about 'World War I', with maybe 20 actors. I can assure you that we never have the impression that they are standing alone. In "De Leeuw van Vlaanderen" we have a textbook example of how not to choreograph a battle sequence.
When I think about worst director, I think about Hugo Claus. Who do you think is worst director and why?