Left Bank
(2008)
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Left Bank
(2008)
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Eline Kuppens | ... |
Marie
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| Matthias Schoenaerts | ... |
Bob
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Sien Eggers | ... |
Bieke
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Marilou Mermans | ... |
Jeanne
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| Frank Vercruyssen | ... |
Gilbert
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Robbie Cleiren | ... |
Dokter Verbeke
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Ruth Becquart | ... |
Hella
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Tinneke Boonen | ... |
Tinneke - loopster 2
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Sara De Bosschere | ... |
Veerle
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Jamahl Boukriss | ... |
Verkoper
(as Jamahl Boukhriss)
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Siska Bouwen | ... |
Katrien
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Gauthier De Boulle | ... |
Baby dream
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Tom De Wispelaere | ... |
Dirk
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Darya Gantura | ... |
Dunja
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Bert Haelvoet | ... |
Agent Bob
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In Antwerp, Marie is a world-class runner at 22, with a general air of discontent. She learns she has chronic fatigue syndrome and must stop training for a month. At the track she's met Bobby, an archer, and they start a relationship. Bobby invites her to stay with him while recovering: he lives at West Bank, three tall blocks of flats built on an isolated plot. Marie's mom doesn't like the arrangement, Marie is soon vomiting, and she learns that the previous tenant in Bobby's flat disappeared leaving notes about the building's cellar and photos of the area before West Bank was built. The missing woman's boyfriend visits one day. What's going on? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Set in a region of Antwerp with a dark Medieval past, the mood of this flick is one of which the sun would not rather spill its radiance upon, instead hiding behind of wall of cloudy gloom, infinitely waiting for the darkness below to pass such that it can make its tardy appearance. It has been a long wait, and this flick offers no reprieve. Instead, this tale is of the seedy underbelly of ineffable undertakings, and our heroine must learn first hand of that which is best left on the other side. Eline Kuppens does just that in her commendable debut, laudably including enough skin to impress a taxidermist. This atmospheric horror from Belgium, a place not known for great horror, is the exception to its usually mediocrity, crafting stories of past times into a sweet little cringer. Maybe this country, known more for its border intrusive neighbors, is set upon changing its stale cinematic presence. Whether the exception or the vanguard, Left Bank is an unusual treat from an even more unusual source. Merci beaucoup.
Genruk of Evil Eye Reviews