‘Lazzaro felice’ tells the fable-like story of Lazzaro, a young and naïve farmer. He grew up in an isolated pastoral village of Inviolata, ruled by the awful Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna. When the young nobleman Tancredi asks Lazzaro for help in staging his own kidnapping, an unusual bond develops between the two. Their unlikely friendship creates a remarkable shift in time and space in this beautiful, modern Italian fairy tale. Alice Rohrwacher won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for this film.

At the height of his career, celebrated theatre maker, filmmaker, and writer, Marcel Pagnol is commissioned to write a literary column about his own childhood, his beloved Provence, and his first loves. As he begins writing, he is joined by little Marcel, the child he once was. Words begin to flow and memories surface: the first sound film, big film studios, and his deep friendships with actors. A born storyteller becomes the hero of his own story.

Will Koopman gooit alle clichés van ouder worden overboord en zet met haar nieuwste film een groep senioren in de spotlight. ‘Neem me mee’ vertelt het verhaal van een seniorenreis naar het Zuiden van Frankrijk en toont op mooie en humoristische wijze waar je mee te maken krijgt als je ouder wordt. In deze film ga je van luidop gniffelen naar diepe ontroering en weer terug.

In 1990s New York, young police officer Lucas is given a special assignment. He must seduce gay men and lure them to public toilets under false pretenses so that they can be arrested. Lucas dutifully carries out his tasks until he meets his next mark. The charming Andrew manages to make him question his own identity and suppressed desires. Carmen Emmi paints in her feature debut ‘Painclothes’ a world where the boundaries of morality, masculinity, and identity are explored. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

After a breakup, casting agent Julia moves to Brussels. There, she becomes the roommate of Eliott, a quiet but driven microbiologist who will soon leave for his doctoral research in Greenland. Their growing friendship creates space to reflect on both their professional and personal life choices. Leni Huyghe has made several short films and contributed in 2020 to the documentary ‘J’attendrai le jour et la nuit’ about the COVID crisis in residential care homes. ‘Real Faces’ is her first feature film as a director. She wrote the screenplay together with Vincent Vanneste.

Ann Lee and the Shakers is not the name of the band, but of a Christian sect and his leader. In the 18th century, Ann Lee (a fiery Amanda Seyfried) flees Manchester and proclaims her religious message in the New World. Her followers, who worship her as the second incarnation of Christ, believe in an utopian society and practice their faith through music and dance. But the Shaker-movement is also plagued by religious persecution in the New World. The ambitious epic for fans of both Broadway musicals and Robert Eggers’ ‘The Witch’ was nominated for Best Film at the film festival in Venice.