BrusselsLife with Joachim Lafosse
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His last film, Nue Propriété (Naked Property), has received critical acclaim from the specialist press. Extremely well interpreted by Isabelle Huppert and the brothers Jérémie and Yannick Rénier, it was presented at the film competition of the Mostra of Venice. For Joachim Lafosse, it was a huge satisfaction: " Next to Lynch and Resnais... What an honor! "
It makes you happy...
Previously, in August 2006, he had presented " Ça rend heureux " (It makes you happy), a film about a young penniless Belgian director, who wants to make a film about a young penniless Belgian director? This one had received the public's award at the Brussels European Film festival before being selected again at the official selection of the Locamo festival. In a word, all this to say that Joachim Lafosse is a young and promising film director. And he is from Brussels which is not without influence on his films: " Brussels is a marvellous town because it is possible for different communities to live together here". For him, he will not leave Brussels, no way. He feels so much at ease there. And something tells us that Brussels will be once again very present in his next films?
Tof or not?
Your tof café? Markten Your tof restaurant? Bij den Boer Your tof place for enjoying your evening? Everywhere, but with friends Your tof place for enjoying your Sunday? In the countryside with my wife Your tof place for developing your culture capital? KVS If you had to show Brussels off to a foreign friend, where would you take him first? Rue de Flandre What is the tof of all in Brussels? What is it that means that you would never move out of Brussels? I love Brussels and the Brusselleirs What is really not so tof in Brussels? What would make you flee from Brussels? The increase of the real estate market Tell us if this idea is tof or not tof: - A swimming pool floating on the canal? Very tof, but for everybody - Congestion Tax for cars in the city centre area? All tof - Non-smoking restaurants and bars? Go on for the health, so it's tof - Banning chip shops? Not tof, ridiculous.
