this was my second Belgian movie and i have liked both of them (first one being Man bites the Dog).
Woudl like to know more about Belgian cinema and some of the high rated movies there.
-DD
"Meetings which can start without you are exactly the meetings that you should attend."-Swimming with Sharks
I don't really watch a lot of Belgian movies (not that they're all bad, it's just not what I'm looking for), but _Daens_ was pretty good. It's an historical drama.
edit: Actually, there's also _Diamant_, which is a mini-series concerning the illegal diamond trade between Antwerp and the Congo, but I doubt you'd be able to find it abroad and with English subtitles.
Both of the above feature Jan Decleir BTW, he played the hitman in _De Zaak Alzheimer/Memory of a Killer_. He's in most of the non-crappy Flemish movies, and quite a few Dutch ones too.
You might get a more satisfying response on the IMDB European Cinema board.
Jan Decleir almost played the bad guy in The World is not Enough, James Bond-movie #19. But Decleir didn't want to.
shareThe way I heard it, is that he had already gave his word to do some small theater show and didn't want to break it... Not even for a James Bond movie :)
That's integrity for you, if it's true.
he also turned down a significant role in Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
It's not integrity as much as it is stupidity in my opinion. Here he has a chance to work with kubrick/spielberg and cruise/kidman but he prefers to play in some lame community theatre...
I don't go see a lot of Belgian movies, but Pauline en Paulette really touched my heart. I think also Buitenspel is a very moving film. Maybe The number of Belgian movies is low, but at least there good. (most of them)
Veni Vidi et Gaudui.
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also "any way the wind blows" , "steve+sky" , "verlengd weekend" are very good movies. At least, that's my opinion...
FiE*
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Man Bites Dog
Toto Le Héro
Deans
Any Way The Wind Blows (if you don't mind that it has no plot)
Didn't saw De Zaak Alzheimer though:-)
there also the Dardennes movies "Roseta" and "L'enfant",both winner of Festival de Cannes
shareI think "Dief" and "Iedereen Beroemd is quite good...
shareI'm from Belgium ...
And i think Belgian movies suck ...
There just all so .. BORING!
Can't help it ...
The only ones I likes a little bit were Teamspirit 1 and 2
Jack Sparrow - Guard the boat, mind the tide... don't touch my dirt
They've all been said before but here goes:
-Daens, classic historic drama
More modern:
-Anyway the wind blows
-Steve & Sky
-De hel van Tanger
All excellent Flemish movies.
And let's not forget our award winning Dardenne brothers:
-La Promesse
-Le Fils
-Rosetta
-L'Enfant
Nobody mentions "Zaman",
http://imdb.com/title/tt0154023/
Old but also worth watching...
What about "Karakter?"
The movie has pretty much the same atmosphere as this one. Jan Decleir plays the leading role, the plot is intriguing.
"cinema CINEMA!"
Man Bites Dog- this was a minor art house cinema hit when it first came to the US in the early 90s. I own the Criterion Collection version of it on DVD, and love it to death.
De Zaak Alzheimer- just about as professionally put together as anything from Hollywood. But the story and acting were better than most US policiers.
More Belgian movies!
Why hasn't anyone mentioned 'Ad fundum'? That is, in my opinion, one of the best Belgian movies. Everyone should watch it it's such a good movie!
share'Dagen Zonder Lief' was also really amazing!
shareLoved this flick! The main actor was so believable. My grandfather has the ending stages of Alzheimers (I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, My grandmother pays $3600 a month in care) There is nothing there in his head. If they could induce Alzheimers as a punishment for criminals it would be worst than the death penalty. The worst part is when they, themselves KNOW it is starting to happen to them. I think it is basically a mind spinning in circles but not going anywhere. It is just a terrible disease, and I hate it. He has had it severely for a decade. Enough of my sadness. This movie really studied the disease and the way he was feeling and forgetting. The movie is terrific.
shareThe Alzheimer Case
Loft
Man Bites Dog
JCVD