Tag: Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #1. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s La Fille inconnue
La Fille inconnue
Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Writers: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The two-time Palme d'Or winning Belgian duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Rosetta; L'Enfant) take...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #2. Alain Guiraudie’s Rester vertical
Rester vertical
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Writer: Alain Guiraudie
Offbeat auteur Alain Guiraudie has been making feature films since his 2003 debut No Rest for the Brave (which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #3. Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #4. Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas returns with another English language Euro drama starring Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper. Their last collaboration was the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #5. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come
Things to Come
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
With four features under her belt, French director Mia Hansen-Løve has become a prolific auteur, following the success...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #6. Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta
Julieta
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Writer: Pedro Almodovar
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar returns to high drama with Julieta following the sillier escapades of 2013's I'm So Excited. Showcasing...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #7. Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Patrick Ness
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona adapts Patrick Ness' celebrated children's book A Monster Calls for his third feature....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #8. Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Writer: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's debut, The Tribe, was one of the best theatrical releases of the past year, documenting the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #9. Cristian Mungiu’s Family Photos
Family Photos
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Writer: Cristian Mungiu
It's already been four years since Romanian auteur's last film, the superb Beyond the Hills in 2012---and that's the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #10. Lucrecia Martel’s Zama
Zama
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Writer: Lucrecia Martel
Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel has become one of her country’s most prolific filmmakers with three outstanding titles to her name,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #11. Pablo Larrain’s Neruda
Neruda
Director: Pablo Larrain
Writer: Guillermo Calderon
Pablo Larrain has quickly become one of the most important auteurs in the Chilean New Wave of the past decade...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #12. Guillaume Nicloux’s Dans les bois
The Wandering
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Writer: Guillaume Nicloux
Shortly after premiering his latest film Valley of Love at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Nicloux very quietly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #13. Cristi Puiu’s Sierra-Nevada
Sierra-Nevada
Director: Cristi Puiu
Writer: Cristi Puiu
Romanian New Wave master Cristi Puiu, has been almost absent from the cinema scene, whose memorable sophomore effort, 2005’s The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #14. Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
Director: Maren Ade
Writer: Maren Ade
Though many be unfamiliar with her work, which is a pity since both her previous films are available in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #15. Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth’s Kebab Royal
Kebab Royal
Directors: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Writers: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Another Belgian directing duo we're committed to championing is Peter Brosens and Jessica...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #16. Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Mary Laws, Nicolas Winding Refn
Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, who has since attained cult status thanks to the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #17. Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Aquarius
Aquarius
Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho
Writer: Kleber Mendoca Filho
We've been patiently awaiting for the sophomore effort from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho ever since his excellent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #18. Xavier Dolan’s Juste la fin du monde
Juste la fin du monde
Director: Xavier Dolan
Writer: Xavier Dolan
During the substantial critical praise following Mommy (which tied with Jean-Luc Godard for the Jury Prize...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #19. Bertrand Bonello’s Paris is Happening
Paris is Happening
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Writer: Bertrand Bonello
Following the horrific bombings in Paris which occurred in late November, Bertrand Bonello's latest, Paris is Happening, sounds...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #20. Bruno Dumont’s Ma Loute (Slack Bay)
Ma Loute
Director: Bruno Dumont
Writer: Bruno Dumont
After making his first foray into television with 2014's wonderfully strange Li'l Quinquin (read review), Bruno Dumont returns to...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #21. Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaid
The Handmaid
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Park Chan-wook
Despite being attached to a number of projects following his first foray into the English language with the underwhelmingly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #22. Stéphane Brizé’s Une Vie
Une Vie
Director: Stéphane Brizé
Writers: Stéphane Brizé, Florence Vignon
Following his critically acclaimed The Measure of Man, which took home a Best Actor award for Vincent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #23. Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman
The Salesman
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer: Asghar Farhadi
Another Iranian auteur who recently dipped out of his native country is Asghar Farhadi, whose 2013 title The Past...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #24. Aleksey German Jr.’s Dovlatov
Dovlatov
Director: Aleksey German Jr.
Writer: Aleksey German Jr., Katherine Dovlatov
Since helping to complete his father’s posthumous opus Hard to Be a God, Russian director Aleksey...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #25. Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames Before and After Lumiere
24 Frames Before and After Lumiere
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
We’ve been expecting an update on Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s mysterious Chinese project for some...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #26. Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Endless Poetry
Endless Poetry
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Writer: Alejandro Jodrowsky
Chilean auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky has been incredibly productive since breaking his twenty-three year hiatus in filmmaking with 2013’s The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #27. Benoît Jacquot’s Son corps
Son corps
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Writer: Benoît Jacquot
We’re still sulking over the initial plans Luca Guadagnino had for adapting Dom Delillo’s novella The Body Artist back...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #28. Rebecca Zlotowski’s Planetarium
Planetarium
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Writers: Rebecca Zlotowski, Robin Campillo
We're expecting French director Rebecca Zlotowski's third feature, Planetarium to enhance the burgeoning auteur's status on international radar....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #29. Christophe Honore’s Les Malheurs de Sophie
Les Malheurs de Sophie
Director: Christophe Honoré
Writers: Christophe Honoré, Gilles Tourand
One of France’s most underrated directors (at least judging on the level of attention he...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #30. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey
American Honey
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold breaks her five year hiatus with American Honey, her first film since 2011's Wuthering Heights (which premiered...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #31. Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion
Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
In his four decades of filmmaking, British auteur Terence Davies has never unveiled consecutive projects, until now. Following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #32. John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Writers: Philippa Goslett, John Cameron Mitchell
This year marks the welcome return of John Cameron Mitchell...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #33. Abel Ferrara’s Siberia
Siberia
Director: Abel Ferrara
Writers: Abel Ferrara, Chris Zois
This may be a bit of wishful thinking for Ferrara to have his latest endeavor ready in time. Following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #34. Agnieszka Holland’s Game Count
Game Count
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Agnieszka Holland, Olga Tokarczuk
Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland, once the protégé of Krzysztof Zanussi, is still best remembered for early 90s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #35. Nadav Lapid’s Micro Robert
Micro Robert
Director: Nadav Lapid
Writer: Nadav Lapid
Israeli director Nadav Lapid is set to make his third film, Micro Robert, in France. Following his 2011 debut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #36. Amat Escalante’s The Untamed
The Untamed
Director: Amat Escalante
Writer: Amat Escalante and Gibran Portela
Amat Escalante, protégé of Carlos Reygadas, snagged the Best Director award at Cannes 2013 for his unpleasant...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #37. Peter Greenaway’s Walking to Paris
Walking to Paris
Director: Peter Greenaway
Writer: Peter Greenaway
Before he turns 80 years old and cinema dies, auteur Peter Greenaway has announced his plans to finish...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #38. Nicole Garcia’s Mal de pierres
Mal de pierres
Director: Nicole Garcia
Writers: Nicole Garcia, Jacques Fieschi
Actress Nicole Garcia, who has starred in unforgettable films from Claude Miller, Alain Resnais, and Jacques...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #39. Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire
Free Fire
Director: Ben Wheatley
Writers: Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump
British director Ben Wheatley returns with his sixth feature, Free Fire, after amassing a wildly popular following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #40. Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
Souvenir
Director: Bavo Defurne
Writers: Bavo Defurne, Jacques Boon, Yves Verbraeken
Belgian director Bavo Defurne moves from coming out narrative with his 2011 debut North Sea Texas...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #41. Gustave Kervern & Benoit Delepine’s Saint Amour
Saint Amour
Directors: Gustave Kervern, Benoit Delepine
Writers: Gustave Kervern, Benoit Delepine
Eclectic Belgian directing duo Gustave Kervern and Benoit Delepine have created a variety of bizarre...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #42. Hong Sang-soo’s Untitled Project
Untitled Hong Sang-soo film
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Writer: Hong Sang-soo
South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo is another perennial favorite who has amassed a significant festival circuit following...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #43. François Ozon’s Franz
Franz
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon
Ex-terrible enfant is a perennial favorite on the festival circuit (2015 was only the third year in the past fifteen...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #44. Ritesh Batra’s The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer: Nick Payne
After premiering his 2013 debut The Lunchbox at Critics' Week in Cannes (where it was bestowed...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #45. Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune
The Commune
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writers: Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
With a career resurgence following his 2012 The Hunt (earning Mads Mikkelsen a Best Actor Award at...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #46. Denis Côté’s Boris Sans Beatrice
Boris Sans Beatrice
Director: Denis Côté
Writer: Denis Côté
French Canadian auteur Denis Côté fluctuates steadily between feature films and documentary, tending to win critical acclaim in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #47. Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ The Ornithologist
The Ornithologist
Director: Joao Pedro Rodrigues
Writers: Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Joao Rui Guerra
Portuguese director Joao Pedro Rodrigues has built a fantastic filmography of offbeat, experimental films,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #48. Tran Anh Hung’s Eternité
Eternité
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Writer: Tran Anh Hung
Vietnamese auteur Tran Anh Hung had a smoldering early career, snagging the Camera d’Or at Cannes for his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #49. Andrea Pallaoro’s The Whale
The Whale
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Writers: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
One of Italy's most notable up-and-coming auteurs is Andrea Pallaoro, whose 2008 award winning short 'Wunderkammer,' preceded...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #50. Lav Diaz’s Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
Director: Lav Diaz // Writer: Lav Diaz
The most notable auteur out of the Philippines in the last decade is Lav Diaz, whose...
