Nowhere Man hits screens
After the release of Taylar Barman’s 9mm [+see also:
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film profile] the previous week, and ahead of next week’s launch of Philippe Blasband’s Coquelicots (“Poppies”), another Belgian film – Nowhere Man [+see also:
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Ten years after her debut film Rosie, Flemish director Patrice Toye returns with a work that was presented at Venice Days and the Montreal World Film Festival in August.
Nowhere Man explores the fantasy-turned-nightmare of Tomas – an existentially anxious man in his forties – who tries to overcome his daily routine by planning a new life in an exotic location. Confronted with the bitter failure of a dream that doesn’t live up to reality, he returns home, exhausted, and has to face the social and emotional mess he left behind.
Released by Kinepolis on nine screens in Flanders and Brussels, the film was produced by La Parti Production and co-produced by Roma Films (Belgium), Circe Films (Holland), Friland (Norway) and Tarantula (Luxembourg). The title received backing from the VAF, CCA, Nordisk Film Fund and Netherlands Film Fund.
Other European releases include two UK films. Julien Jarrold’s Brideshead Revisited [+see also:
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Meanwhile, John Maybury’s The Edge of Love [+see also:
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Finally, two French films will attempt to win over audiences: Diane Bertrand’s Baby Blues [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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