List of Belgian films: 1980s
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A list of films produced in Belgium
ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Belgian films see :Category:Belgian films
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ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Belgian films see :Category:Belgian films
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| 1980 1980 in film - Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year .... |
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| Le chaînon manquant (The Missing Link) The Missing Link (film) The Missing Link' is a 1980 French–Belgian animated film written and directed by Picha. Though it was not as successful as Picha's previous film, it was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Picha Picha Jean-Paul "monda" Walravens is a cartoonist and film director. He was born in Brussels, Belgium.-Biography:Jean-Paul Walravens, quickly fascinated by drawing, performs his studies at the Institute of Fine Arts Saint-Luc... |
Animation Animation Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways... |
Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival 1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9-23. The showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker is interrupted by an electricians strike.- Jury :*Kirk Douglas *Ken Adam *Robert Benayoun *Veljko Bulajić... |
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| Maedli la Brèche | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| 1981 1981 in film -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it.... |
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| Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven is a 1981 Belgian drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Andrien. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Jan Decleir - Jacob* Nicole Garcia - Elizabeth... |
Jean-Jacques Andrien Jean-Jacques Andrien Jean-Jacques Andrien is a Belgian film director. Le Monde deem his film Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven , to be the first great Film of a Walloon cinema This film addresses two problems; the first is that of Belgium's region, site of a bitter conflict between Flemish and Walloon inhabitants,... |
Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival 31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981.-Jury:* Jutta Brückner * Denis Héroux* Astrid Henning-Jensen* Irina Petrovna Kuptschenko* Peter Bichsel* Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi... |
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| Stade 81 | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| Vrijdag Vrijdag Vrijdag is a 1980 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Hugo Claus, based on his 1969 play . It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Frank Aendenboom - Georges* Jakob Beks - Model voor Jules... |
Hugo Claus Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director... |
Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival 31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981.-Jury:* Jutta Brückner * Denis Héroux* Astrid Henning-Jensen* Irina Petrovna Kuptschenko* Peter Bichsel* Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi... |
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| 1982 1982 in film -Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T... |
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| Het beest | Paul Collet | Willem Ruis Willem Ruis Klaas Willem Ruis was a Dutch game show presenter on Dutch public television. He presented the Willem Ruis Show for the KRO and the Willem Ruis Lottoshow, 5 tegen 5 and the Sterrenshow for the VARA... , Bert André, Harry Kümel |
Drama | Belgian-Dutch co-production |
| L'imitateur | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| 1983 1983 in film -Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of... |
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| Brussels by Night | Marc Didden Marc Didden Marc Didden is a Belgian film director. He and his family moved to Brussels when he was age two, where he had lived for most of his own life... |
François Beukelaers, Daniel van Avermaet, Ingrid De Vos, Josse De Pauw Josse De Pauw Josse De Pauw , is a versatile Belgian actor, film director, dramatist, author and columnist. He is married to modern dance performer Fumio Ikeda.-Theatre:... |
Drama | Belgian-Dutch co-production |
| Sortie de secours | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| 1984 1984 in film -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film.... |
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| È pericoloso sporgersi | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| Jan zonder vrees (The Heroic Adventures of John the Fearless) John the Fearless (film) John the Fearless is a 1984 Belgian animated film. It is notable for being the first feature length animated film produced in Flanders in its entirety. It is based on a novel by Constant de Kinder and features voice work by Belgian character actor Jan Decleir.- Plot :The story begins when John... |
Jef Cassiers | Jan Decleir Jan Decleir Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions... |
Animation Animation Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways... |
First feature length animated film entirely produced in Flanders |
| 1985 1985 in film -Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie... |
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| De boot | Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
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| Springen (Jumping) | Jean-Pierre De Decker | Herbert Flack, Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert is a Belgian film director.-Movies:*Camera Sutra *De Witte van Zichem *Le filet américain *Maria Danneels of Het leven dat we droomden... , Ingrid De Vos |
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| 1986 1986 in film -Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.... |
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| Het Gezin van Paemel (The van Paemel Family) The van Paemel Family The van Paemel Family is a 1986 Belgian historic drama directed by Paul Cammermans, based on a play written by Cyriel Buysse.-Cast:* Senne Rouffaer : Mr. van Paemel, the patriarch* Chris Boni : Mrs... |
Paul Cammermans | Frank Aendenboom, Jan Decleir Jan Decleir Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
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| 1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.... |
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| Le Big-Bang (The Big Bang) The Big Bang (1987 film) The Big Bang a.k.a. Le Big-Bang is an X-rated animated science fiction fantasy film, originally released in 1987 by 20th Century Fox in France and Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd. in the United Kingdom... |
Picha Picha Jean-Paul "monda" Walravens is a cartoonist and film director. He was born in Brussels, Belgium.-Biography:Jean-Paul Walravens, quickly fascinated by drawing, performs his studies at the Institute of Fine Arts Saint-Luc... |
Animation Animation Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways... |
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| Crazy Love | Dominique Deruddere Dominique Deruddere Dominique Deruddere is a Belgian film director.- Filmography:* Crazy Love * Wait Until Spring, Bandini * Everybody's Famous! -External links:... |
Josse De Pauw Josse De Pauw Josse De Pauw , is a versatile Belgian actor, film director, dramatist, author and columnist. He is married to modern dance performer Fumio Ikeda.-Theatre:... , Michael Pas |
Drama | First Flemish film theatrically released in North America; based on the novels of Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles... |
| 1988 1988 in film -Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice... |
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| Le maître de musique (The Music Teacher) | Gérard Corbiau Gérard Corbiau Gérard Corbiau is a Belgian film director.Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, Le maître de musique , Farinelli and Le roi danse . Two of them were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film... |
Drama | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... nominee |
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| L'Œuvre au noir (The Abyss) The Abyss (1988 film) The Abyss is a 1988 drama film directed by André Delvaux. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar.-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté – Zénon* Sami Frey – Prieur des Cordeliers... |
André Delvaux | Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival 1988 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Ettore Scola*Claude Berri*David Robinson*Yelena Safonova*George Miller*Hector Olivera*Nastassja Kinski*Philippe Sarde*Robby Muller*William Goldman-Feature film competition:* A World Apart by Chris Menges... |
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| 1989 1989 in film -Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million... |
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| Blueberry Hill: A Love Story from the Fifties | Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert Robbe De Hert is a Belgian film director.-Movies:*Camera Sutra *De Witte van Zichem *Le filet américain *Maria Danneels of Het leven dat we droomden... |
Michael Pas, Babette van Veen, Hilde Heijnen, Frank Aendenboom, Ronny Coutteure Ronny Coutteure Ronny Coutteure was a Belgian actor. He worked in cinema, radio, television, opera and theatre.He was a celebrity in his home country and in France and is most famous internationally for his supporting role of Remy in the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles... , Frank Dingenen, Stijn Meuris |
Comedy-drama | Followed by Brylcream Boulevard Brylcream Boulevard Brylcream Boulevard is a 1995 Belgo-Dutch comedy film directed by Robbe De Hert.-Cast:*Michael Pas ... Robin De Hert*Frank Aendenboom ... Joris Verbiest*Babette van Veen ... Kathy Van Bloemendael*Hilde Heijnen ... Jeanine... |
| American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy is a 1989 Belgian drama film directed by Chantal Akerman. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Mark Amitin* Eszter Balint* Stephan Balint* Kirk Baltz* George Bartenieff... |
Chantal Akerman Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman is a Belgian film director, artist, and professor of film at the European Graduate School. Akerman's best-known film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles , exemplifies a dedication to the ellipses of conventional narrative cinema.-Early life:Akerman was born to... |
Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival 39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1989.-Jury:* Rolf Liebermann * Leslie Caron* Chen Kaige* Vadim Glowna* Randa Haines* Vladimir Ignatovski* Adrian Kutter* Francisco Rabal... |
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External links
- Belgian film at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...