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English. It's a story set over very long distances and time frames. One of the strands of the plot is about a kid who must choose between living with his mother in Canada or his father in
England. There are also some incredible English-speaking actors I wanted to work with." The production budget for
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in 2001, an attempt that lasted six years before the director was able to make his
English-language feature debut in 2007. This project differed from other Belgian productions in being filmed in English instead of in one of Belgium's main languages. The director explained, "The story came to me in
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was ten years in the making as Van
Dormael rewrote the script at least eight times. In 1985, two Belgian producers read a version of the script, and over the next five years they raised about $ 3.5 million, a huge amount for a Belgian production, all in public money from Belgium, the European
201:. Belgium, on 9 February 1957 to a Belgian couple. Van Dormael was raised in Germany until age seven, when his family returned to Belgium. At his birth, he had nearly been strangled by the umbilical cord and received an insufficient supply of oxygen. It was feared that he might end up
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was €37 million, ranking it the most expensive
Belgian film as of 2008. The budget was approved before casting was done, based on the prominence of the director's name and the strength of his script. The film utilizes
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stems from an interest in their "talent for life, for loving life, that we often lack." He sought to explore the concept of two worlds (that of
Georges and that of Harry) existing simultaneously and yet separately.
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Duquenne and Daniel Auteuil. This was the first time in the festival's history that two actors had shared the award. The film received four
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called him "a bright new talent to celebrate". It won five
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imagery used to illustrate their active imaginations.
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Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1349:"'Toto the Hero' Puts a Belgian Director on the Map"
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2039:Incisa, Chiara; Seita, Elena (21 December 2011).
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1265:"'Toto Le Heros' Is Warm But A Bit Too Polished"
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3167:20th-century Belgian dramatists and playwrights
2015:"Cannes Film Review: 'The Brand New Testament'"
283:(1985). His most famous short of the period is
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602:People's Choice Award for Best European Film
2076:Hors Limites, le Cinéma de Jaco Van Dormael
2074:Van Malderghem, Olivier (Director) (2010).
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1745:"Jared Leto As The Oldest Man on Earth"
1678:"'Mr. Nobody' cares for two somebodies"
1439:"'Eighth Day' takes remarkable journey"
1111:"Maedeli-la-brèche de Jaco Van Dormael"
562:66th Venice International Film Festival
552:on 12 September 2009, where it won the
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2003:magazine, 19 August 2014 (in French).
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265:. He later directed the short films
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1480:. Filmfestivals.com. Archived from
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2122:Johnston, Sheila (28 March 2008).
1715:"Belgian directors go genre route"
1558:"Le huitième jour – Am achten Tag"
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1234:Weinstein, Steve (18 March 1992).
1213:"Toto le héros (Jaco Van Dormael)"
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1953:Wise, Damon (12 September 2009).
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352:César Award for Best Foreign Film
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1743:Tyler, Josh (17 July 2007).
1713:Grey, Tobias (15 May 2008).
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1133:"Student Film Award Winners"
1038:. Screenrush. Archived from
111:(born 9 February 1957) is a
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418:. Van Dormael's next film,
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490:13th Joseph Plateau Awards
319:, sometimes with almost a
220:in Brussels and later the
171:. His third feature film,
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334:1991 Cannes Film Festival
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3056:The Brand New Testament
2700:My Name Is Anna Magnani
2656:The Son of Amir Is Dead
2241:The Brand New Testament
1688:Prometheus Global Media
1620:"The Eighth Day (1996)"
1444:The Cincinnati Enquirer
1378:"Lumiere & Company"
1002:The Brand New Testament
629:The Brand New Testament
321:stream of consciousness
297:Mainstream breakthrough
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3192:Belgian film producers
3187:Belgian film directors
2676:Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
2292:È pericoloso sporgersi
1995:23 August 2014 at the
1990:"Silence, Jaco tourne"
1955:"Venice 09: Mr Nobody"
1683:The Hollywood Reporter
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1584:"HFPA – The Eight Day"
809:È pericoloso sporgersi
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286:È pericoloso sporgersi
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134:Student Academy Awards
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1771:"Scenografia Nobody"
1751:on 22 September 2021
1508:Cannes Film Festival
1437:McGurk, Margaret A.
1042:on 10 September 2012
513:Venice Film Festival
388:Lumière et compagnie
356:European Film Awards
148:Cannes Film Festival
3237:People from Ixelles
3202:César Award winners
3046:Two Days, One Night
2580:Christopher Hampton
1867:"Mr. Nobody (2013)"
1847:on 3 September 2014
1841:Film School Rejects
1813:Corriere della Sera
1787:on 11 November 2013
1376:(6 December 1996).
1345:Montgomery, Paul L.
1149:on 29 February 2012
980:Nicholas on Holiday
590:Best Original Score
586:Best Cinematography
532:nonlinear narrative
393:Lumière and Company
336:, where it won the
91:Michèle Anne De Mey
2764:Wedding in Galilee
2530:Rebecca Lenkiewicz
2482:Gianni Di Gregorio
2193:Films directed by
1934:on 17 October 2012
1904:on 5 December 2012
1657:on 26 January 2008
1650:The New York Times
1538:on 19 January 2013
1455:on 20 October 2006
1353:The New York Times
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1062:"Jaco van Dormael"
598:André Cavens Award
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153:Five years later,
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2558:Paweł Pawlikowski
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