Eldorado

  • 85'
  • Belgium
  • 2008
There is no country in the world where absurdity and humour, tragedy and sympathy, faith and surrealism go hand-in-hand as much as in Belgium. Right from the first scene in which Yvan catches the burglar Elie, life seems to be an impossible stalemate. Elie hides under the bed and says she has a knife. Yvan, who trades in huge American gas guzzlers, cannot bring himself to take the naive Elie to the police. We try just as hard as Yvan to believe that Elie is a junkie who kicked the habit. But what are Yvan's motives for helping this stranger?
What follows is a journey through French-speaking Belgium, shot in beautiful CinemaScope, that is a kind of deserted no-man's-land evoking American road movies. On their way to the French border, to Elie's parents, the protagonists bump into all kinds of weird and wonderful people. These bizarre and comic encounters are among the high points of the film year. Yet Lanners' interest in the two gold seekers goes a lot deeper. In this Belgian Oscar submission, that had already been lauded at Cannes, the robust Lanners himself plays the lead. He can also be admired in the stunning Louise-Michel by Delépine & Kervern. (GT)



  • 85'
  • Belgium
  • 2008
Director
Bouli Lanners
Countries of production
Belgium, France
Year
2008
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
Language
French
Producers
Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Jerome Vidal
Production Companies
Versus Production, Lazennec & Associés
Sales
Playtime
Screenplay
Bouli Lanners
Cinematography
Jean-Paul de Zaetijd
Editor
Ewin Ryckaert
Production Design
Paul Rouschop
Sound Design
Marc Bastien
Music
Koen Gisen, Renaud Mayeur, An Pierlé
Cast
Philippe Nahon, Bouli Lanners
Local Distributor
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Website
https://www.obrother.be/nl/film/eldorado#.WgAmU1tSyUk
Director
Bouli Lanners
Countries of production
Belgium, France
Year
2008
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
Language
French
Producers
Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Jerome Vidal
Production Companies
Versus Production, Lazennec & Associés
Sales
Playtime
Screenplay
Bouli Lanners
Cinematography
Jean-Paul de Zaetijd
Editor
Ewin Ryckaert
Production Design
Paul Rouschop
Sound Design
Marc Bastien
Music
Koen Gisen, Renaud Mayeur, An Pierlé
Cast
Philippe Nahon, Bouli Lanners
Local Distributor
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Website
https://www.obrother.be/nl/film/eldorado#.WgAmU1tSyUk