'Suture'

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Rail 7: Studio 5 Movies

David Siegel / Scott McGehee - USA – 1993 – fiction – black&white – VO – STT FR / NL

Directed by two cinephile young directors, Suture uses black-and-white to tell the strange adventure of two brothers with nothing in common, yet who find themselves merging identities in strange circumstances. The rich brother, suspected of a crime, is ready to do anything to get rid of the suspicions. With intelligent references to classic film noir, this is a tortuous, captivating tale dtold to a stylistically inventive camera.

With: Dennis Haysbert, Mel Harris

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek

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'Verboden te zuchten'

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Alex Stockman - B – 2000 – fiction– black&white – 98’ – OV - STT FR / NL

The hero of this  movie by Alex Stockman leaves job, family, friends and girlfriend to escape from a predictable life dominated by the need to produce. He sets up temporary residence in a hotel close to Brussels’s Midi station and meets a number of characters that will change his destiny. A richly humane film, it is directed with a firm hand and uses black and white to great emotional effect.

With: Stefan Perceval, Stefanie Bodien, Senne Rouffaer

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek

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'Le sel de la mer'

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Annemarie Jacir - Palestine / B / FR - 2008 - fiction - color - 109' - OV - STT FR

Soraya was born and grew up in Brooklyn, where her family found refuge after leaving Palestine in 1948, date of the creation of the state of Israel. Returning to her ancestral land, she attempts to withdraw her grandparents savings from a frozen bank account. She also meets a young Palestinian who dreams of escape. Filmed somewhere between past and present, the film by Palestinian woman director Annemarie Jacir evokes the wounds, frustrations and hopes of a society facing an uncertain future.

With: Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri

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