18/04/2006

While the Dardenne brothers will not be in Cannes this year (blame it on the films!), Belgian cinema will be represented nonetheless in the parallel sections.

The presence of the first feature film by Martine Doyen,Black Out [+see also:
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film profile] seems finally confirmed. This production from La Parti (see interview with Guillaume Malandrin) about Arno, a singer with an intoxicating voice, may be included in the Critics’ Week.

Also in the line-up is Congorama [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], the second feature by Canada’s Philippe Falardeau. Starring Olivier Gourmet, this Belgian/Canadian co-production from Tarantula will feature in one of the two parallel sections.

Meanwhile, the Belgian press are hoping that a third Belgian feature, Cages [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Oliver Masset-Depasse (see interview), will be screened in the Directors’ Fortnight. However, the film is still in post-production and Masset-Depasse seems to want to take his time in finishing his debut feature.

In the official competition, three films from talented and world renowned directors are on the right track. It’s bated breath as we wait to see if Snow White, the Sequel [+see also:
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film profile] by Picha – the Bill Plympton of European cinema – will represent animated film this year. Also expected to be in the competition is the recently completed The Weakest is Always Right [+see also:
trailer
film profile], the latest film by Lucas Belvaux (see interview), who made an impression with his "Trilogie".

Finally, the latest masterpiece by Alain Berliner (see interview), Broadway dans la tête, recently re-baptised J'aurais voulu être un danseur, which is still in post-production, could soon be dancing on the Croisette. To be continued very shortly...

(Translated from French)