''A Distant Neighborhood'' (french: Quartier Lointain) is a 2010 internationally co-produced
fantasy
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film directed by
Sam Garbarski
Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Irina Palm'' (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''A Distant Neighborhood'' (2010), a fantas ...
. The screenplay, written by Garbarski alongside Jérôme Tonnerre and
Philippe Blasband Philippe Blasband (born 26 July 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is a filmmaker and a writer in French language from Belgium. He is of JewishGilman S. (2003) "We're Not Jews": Imagining Jewish History and Jewish Bodies in Contemporary Multicultural Literature ...
, was based on the
manga of the same name by
Jiro Taniguchi
was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Career
Taniguchi began his career as an assista ...
. The film stars
Pascal Greggory
Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor.
Personal life
Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier.
Filmography
* ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...
,
Jonathan Zaccaï
Jonathan Zaccaï (born 22 July 1970) is a Belgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the nephew of René Kalisky.
His acting credits include ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'', ''A Distant Neighborhood (film), A Distant Neighborhood'' ...
,
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004), ''Control (2007 film), Control'' (2007), ''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without You ...
and
Léo Legrand
Léo Legrand is a French actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas in ''Trouble at Timpetill'' and playing the role of Thomas Verniaz in ''A Distant Neighborhood''. The latter film earned him a Young Artist Award nomination in the ca ...
, with
Évelyne Didi
Évelyne Didi is a French actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1978.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
Living people
French film actresses
French television actresses
Year of birth missing (living ...
,
Lionel Abelanski
Lionel Abelanski (born 22 October 1964) is a French actor.
Life and career
Abelanski was born in Paris, France. He has appeared in television and film roles since 1989. In 1999 he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor
Th ...
and
Tania Garbarski
Tania Garbarski is a Belgian actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre. She is the daughter of filmmaker Sam Garbarski.
After developing an interest in acting, Garbarski enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels. She began work ...
in supporting roles.
The film tells the story of Thomas Verniaz, a middle-aged family man who accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown and visits his mother's grave. Thomas is then transported back in time, and discovers that he's a teenager again, but with all of his adult memories intact.
''A Distant Neighborhood'' was met with mostly positive reviews, with critics commending its faithfulness to the source material and the performances of its cast, particularly Zaccaï and Legrand. It received five nominations at the
2011 Magritte Awards, including
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
for Garbarski, and went on to win
Best Production Design for Véronique Sacrez.
Cast
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Pascal Greggory
Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor.
Personal life
Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier.
Filmography
* ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...
as Thomas Verniaz
*
Jonathan Zaccaï
Jonathan Zaccaï (born 22 July 1970) is a Belgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the nephew of René Kalisky.
His acting credits include ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'', ''A Distant Neighborhood (film), A Distant Neighborhood'' ...
as Bruno Verniaz
*
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004), ''Control (2007 film), Control'' (2007), ''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without You ...
as Anna Verniaz (née Zorn)
*
Léo Legrand
Léo Legrand is a French actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas in ''Trouble at Timpetill'' and playing the role of Thomas Verniaz in ''A Distant Neighborhood''. The latter film earned him a Young Artist Award nomination in the ca ...
as young Thomas Verniaz
*
Évelyne Didi
Évelyne Didi is a French actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1978.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
Living people
French film actresses
French television actresses
Year of birth missing (living ...
as Yvette
*
Lionel Abelanski
Lionel Abelanski (born 22 October 1964) is a French actor.
Life and career
Abelanski was born in Paris, France. He has appeared in television and film roles since 1989. In 1999 he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor
Th ...
as Godin
* as Catherine
*
Tania Garbarski
Tania Garbarski is a Belgian actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre. She is the daughter of filmmaker Sam Garbarski.
After developing an interest in acting, Garbarski enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels. She began work ...
as Nelly
Accolades
References
External links
*
2010 films
2010 fantasy films
Belgian fantasy films
Films about time travel
Films shot in France
Films shot in Luxembourg
French fantasy films
2010s French-language films
German fantasy films
Live-action films based on manga
Luxembourgian fantasy films
French-language Luxembourgian films
2010s French films
2010s German films
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