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Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. Career Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short, won the best Belgian short subject category at the 2001 Namur Film Festival. His first full-length feature, ''Folie Privée'' (2004), won the FIPRESCI award at the Bratislava International Film Festival., and the semi-autobiographical ''Ça rend heureux'' (2006) took the Grand Prix at the 2007 Premiers Plans d'Angers festival. 2006 also saw the release of '' Nue Propriété'', starring Isabelle Huppert and brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion and won a SIGNIS award. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). For his film '' Private Lessons (Élève libre)'', he was nominated for two Magrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uccle
Uccle () or Ukkel () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city and is particularly noted for its community of French immigrants. History According to legend, Uccle's church of St. Peter was dedicated by Pope Leo III in the year 803, with Charlemagne and Gerbald, Bishop of Liège, attending the ceremony. During the following centuries, several noble families built their manors and took residency there. The first mention of the name ''Woluesdal'', now evolved into ''Wolvendael'', dates from 1209. In 1467, Isabella of Portugal, wife of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founded a Franciscan convent on Uccle's territory. Later, Uccle became the judiciary capital of the area including Brussels. Throughout the early stages of its history, however, the village of Uccle always had a predominantly rural chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Children
''Our Children'' (french: À perdre la raison) is a 2012 Belgian-French psychological drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It is based on a real-life incident involving a woman ( Genevieve Lhermitte) who killed her five children. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival under the title ''Loving Without Reason'', where Émilie Dequenne won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress. Cast * Émilie Dequenne as Murielle * Niels Arestrup as André Pinget * Tahar Rahim as Mounir * Stéphane Bissot as Françoise * Mounia Raoui as Fatima * Redouane Behache as Samir * Baya Belal as Rachida * Nathalie Boutefeu as Docteur Declerck * Claire Bodson as Police Officer Reception Critical response was generally strong and the film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning four, including Best Film and Best Director for Lafosse. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Restless (2021 Film)
''The Restless'' (french: Les Intranquilles) is a 2021 international co-production drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse, starring Leïla Bekhti and Damien Bonnard. It revolves around Damien and Leïla, a couple in love as they battle with his bipolar disorder. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At the 11th Magritte Awards, ''The Restless'' was nominated for six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Lafosse. Cast and characters * Leïla Bekhti Yasmine Leïla Bekhti (born 6 March 1984) is a French film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Tout ce qui brille'' (2007) and, in 2006, ''Paris, je t'aime'' and ''Sheitan''. Early life Bekhti was born in 1984 in Issy-l ... as Leïla * Damien Bonnard as Damien * Gabriel Merz Chammah as Amine * Luc Schiltz as bakery customer * Larisa Faber as bakery owner * Elsa Rauchs as Anne * Jules Waringo as Jérôme * Joël Delsaut as An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Love (2016 Film)
''After Love'' (french: L'Économie du couple) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Bérénice Bejo as Marie * Cédric Kahn as Boris * Marthe Keller Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress and opera director. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film ''Marathon Man (film), Marathon Man'' (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ... as Christine * Catherine Salée as The friend Accolades References External links * 2016 films 2016 drama films 2010s French-language films Belgian drama films French drama films Films directed by Joachim Lafosse Films about divorce French-language Belgian films 2010s French films Le Pacte films {{Belgium-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Knights
''The White Knights'' (french: Les Chevaliers Blancs) is a 2015 Belgian-French drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse and inspired by the events of the Zoé's Ark controversy in 2007. The film stars Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli and Reda Kateb. It was selected to screen in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was screened in the San Sebastián International Film Festival where Joachim Lafosse won the Silver Shell for Best Director. Cast * Vincent Lindon as Jacques Arnault * Louise Bourgoin as Laura Turine * Valérie Donzelli as Françoise Dubois * Reda Kateb as Xavier Libert * Stéphane Bissot as Marie Latour * Raphaëlle Lubansu as Nathalie Joris * Jean-Henri Compère as Roland Duchâteau * Philippe Rebbot as Luc Debroux * Yannick Renier as Chris Laurent * Tatiana Rojo as Christine Momboza * Catherine Salée as Sophie Tinlot * Luc Van Grunderbeeck as Yves Meynard * Tibo Vandenborre as Peter Demineur * Filip Peeters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Property (2006 Film)
''Private Property'' (french: Nue Propriété) is a 2006 French-language Belgian film directed by Joachim Lafosse. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). Title ''Nue propriété'' is French for bare ownership/property, i.e., without usufruct. In the film a woman considers selling the house in which she lives with her twin sons. The sons oppose this. They get support from their father, who claims bare ownership of the house, and wants to keep it for the twins. Plot Two young adult non-identical twin men, François and Thierry, still live with their mother. They are very close, e.g. they bathe together and wash each other's hair. They are very upset when their mother wants to sell the house. The situation gets tense and the mother leaves the house for an indefinite time. The good relation between the twins deteriorates. In a fight one gets very badly injured. The other panics and feels guilty. Cast * Isabelle Huppert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folie Privée
__NOTOC__ Folie or Folies may refer to: Places * Condé-Folie, commune in the Picardie region of France * Fains-la-Folie, commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France * Folies, commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France * Forêt-la-Folie, commune in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France * Hubert-Folie, commune in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. * La Folie, commune in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France Film and television * ''À la folie'', 1994 film by Diane Kurys * "Folie a Deux" (The X-Files), 19th episode of season 5 of television series ''The X-Files'' * La Folie du Docteur Tube, 1915 short silent experimental film directed by Abel Gance * La folie du doute, 1920 French silent film directed by René Leprince Music * "À la folie ou pas du tout", Belgian entry in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest * '' Absinthe: La Folie Verte'', 2001 concept album by Blood Axis and Les Joyaux De La Princesse * Folie à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Libre Belgique
''La Libre Belgique'' (; literally ''The Free Belgium''), currently sold under the name ''La Libre'', is a major daily newspaper in Belgium. Together with ''Le Soir'', it is one of the country's major French language newspapers and is popular in Brussels and Wallonia. ''La Libre'' was founded in 1884 and has historically had a centre-right Christian Democratic political stance. The papers is particularly celebrated for its role as an underground newspaper during World War I and World War II when Belgium was occupied. Since 1999, the newspaper has become increasingly liberal but is still considered more conservative than ''Le Soir''. History The modern ''La Libre'' traces its origins to the ''Le Patriote'' newspaper, founded by Victor and Louis Jourdain in 1884. Politically, the newspaper supported the dominant centre-right Catholic Party. After the German invasion of Belgium in World War I, ''Le Patriote'' was banned by the German occupation authorities. In February 1915, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magritte Award For Best Film
The Magritte Award for Best Film ( French: Magritte du meilleur film) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements. The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with '' Mr. Nobody'' receiving the award for Best Film. As of the 2022 ceremony, '' Madly in Life'' is the most recent winner in this category. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees. 2010s 2020s References External links Magritte Awards official websiteMagritte Award for Best Filmat '' AlloCiné'' 2011 establishments in Belgium Awards established in 2011 Awards for best film Lists of films by award Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magritte Awards
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Belgium. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette. The awards, first presented in 2011, are considered the Belgian equivalent of the Academy Awards in the United States. Historically given during the first quarter of the new year, the awards honor achievements for cinematic accomplishments for the preceding year. The 11th Magritte Awards ceremony was held on 12 February 2022 at the Square Meeting Centre, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. History Founded in 2010, the Académie André Delvaux was established at the request of the Francophone Film Producers Association (UPFF) and Pro Spère, to unite the five branches of the film industry, including act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Academy Awards
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2012 in film, films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PST / 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, EST. The ceremony was the first in the Academy's 85-year history to adopt the phrase "The Oscars" as the ceremony's official name during the broadcast and marketing. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company, ABC, and produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and directed by Don Mischer. Actor Seth MacFarlane hosted the show for the first time. In related events, the Academy held its 4th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
