Dark detective movie and sharp romantic comedy
- Two Belgian films with very different sensibilities: a dark detective movie to the north with De Behandeling, and a (slightly sharp) romantic comedy with Les Ames de Papier
The last week of January promises to be very busy for Belgian theatres. No less than 11 new films will compete for the attention of Belgian spectators, including a few American blockbusters (I, Frankenstein and The Ryan Initiative, a re-reading of the Jack Ryan franchise by British director Kenneth Branagh), a dual between Charlotte Gainsbourg and herself (Nymphomaniac, Part 2 [+see also:
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interview: Louise Vesth
film profile] by Lars Von Trier, and Jacky in Women's Kingdom [+see also:
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film profile] by Riad Sattouf), and two romantic French comedies (Honey Trap [+see also:
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making of
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film profile] by Vincent Lannoo, distributed by Artebis on 4 screens (the film should make it to more theatres in the upcoming weeks). Les Ames de Papier follows Paul (played by comedian Stéphane Guillon), a eulogy editor, who, while he thought he was done with love, finds it again by chance after the rather peculiar order of a charming widow (Julie Gayet). It is worth noting that Vincent Lannoo’s previous movie, In the Name of the Son [+see also:
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On the Flemish side, it is worth noting the massive release of De Behandeling [+see also:
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interview: Cristiano Bortone
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(Translated from French)
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