The beauty of north sea texas lies in its simplicity. Much of this comes from evoking a strong sense of the early 1970s, great cinematography and excellent performances from a mostly inexperienced cast. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Gino smiled and pulled him close, kissing his neck, both of their hands moving across each others backs, shoulders, and sides as if they were each trying to memorize the lines of the others body. Bavo defurne was born in gent, belgium in 1971 and studied film and video at the st. But while the movie is often pretty, its only intermittently compelling. Adapted from andre sollies novel, north sea texas is on familiar ground. Pim lives in a small town on the belgian coast, together with his single mother yvette, a local accordin starlet. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish comingofage film and the first feature film from cult director bavo defurne. Film at lincoln center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching.
Nov 02, 2012 video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. Apr 06, 2012 north sea texas is not a film of high drama but of personal relationships. The screenplay was written by bavo defurne and yves verbraeken and is based in the 2004 novel this will last originally nooit gaat dit over by andre sollie. The colors, plus the melancholic, dreamy feel, are reminiscent of a douglas sirk film. What becomes most interesting about the drama is how it uses those features to tell a frank. Human rights watch film festival announces first digital edition, june 1120 for 50 years, film at lincoln center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture. Bavo defurne, jacques boon, yves verbraeken belgian director bavo defurne moves from coming out narrative with his 2011 debut north sea texas to comeback story with sophomore effort, souvenir a title joanna hogg is currently using for her next project, expected in 2017. As a boy, pim occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires for his older neighbor friend, gino, a secret. Bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it feel fresh, acutely observed and charming. Trailer for north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered comingofager. May 15, 2012 pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. Liliane, a faded eurovision singer now works in a pate factory. North sea texas is the feature film debut from cult director bavo defurne, whose short films, love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, have garnered fans from across the globe drawing comparisons to pierre et gilles, herbert list, dreyer and eisenstein. Aug 29, 2011 north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited passion in north sea texas, a poignantly rendered comingofager from tyro belgian helmer bavo defurne.
North sea texas was released in 2012 on friday, november 2, 2012 in limited movie theaters. North sea texas is not a film of high drama but of personal relationships. North sea texas is the feature film debut from cult director bavo defurne, whose short films, love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, have garnered fans from across the globe. North sea texas, epilogue blijven stay pim whispered, clutching at ginos face and neck. North sea texas is a toothless comingofage story set in a small belgian town sometime around 1970. North sea texas noordzee, texas film at lincoln center. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with gino, the handsome boy next door. Apr 04, 2012 bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it feel fresh, acutely observed and charming. North sea texas on dvd 712267320028 from strand releasing. North sea texas, like pim, is a quiet and contemplative film. But when hunky traveller zoltan blows through town, pims life takes an exciting and unexpected turn. The film was also screened at the london lesbian and gay film festival and was released april 6, 2012 in the uk. North sea texas explores emergent sexuality and first love with a refreshing optimism. In 20 it was screened in the tel aviv international lgbt film festival, tlvfest.
Ragazzino introverso, passa il suo tempo a disegnare e sognare vite fantastiche, collezionando oggetti presi in prestito che conserva gelosamente in una. North sea texas cleveland international film festival. Instead, its an unassuming, quietly told tale of a windswept adolescent romance and the pangs of first love, with an intoxicating cinematography thats worth enough the admission. North sea texas was released on dvd in the united kingdom region 2 on 6 august 2012 from peccadillo pictures. Ragazzino introverso, passa il suo tempo a disegnare e sognare vite. Pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema.
Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergels. Trapped, geographically and emotionally, they both yearn for unattainable things. North sea texas captures the joy and turmoil without confining the characters to a bubble, and the results are quietly magnificent. Rent north sea texas 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A simmering drama powered by fully drawn characters and fine performances. A teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby. The lead character of the story is pim, a young boy who lives with his single mother in a big house on the belgian coast. When a hunky young man from the local fair starts living with pim and his mother, he seizes the opportunity to leave home and move in with ginos family. Dec 24, 2012 from the andre sollie novel this is everlasting original title nooit gaat dit over comes the story of pim, a selfaware gay youth in the 1960s.
There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including wreckit ralph, vamps and flight. Its an ordinary existence which pim brightens up by dreaming of princesses, beauty queens and handsome gino, the boy next door. The cast is topnotch particularly the two young leads who give brave, raw performances. A film guide that looks at north sea texas 2011, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Lacking much depth or spark, north sea texas feels like a short film stretched to feature length. The narrative unfolds in a small town on the belgian coast in the late 1960s and 70s, where introverted dreamer pim grows up accustomed to neglect from his selfish mother yvette and petty humiliation from her putative. Noordzee, texas north sea texas is romance movie between two guys done well and avoid the offensive stereotype of gays to portray them as regular people. My own private idaho 1991 engrossing tragicomedy centring on the friendship between two street drifters, a troubled gay youth in love with a rebellious. Lacking much depth or spark, north sea texas feels like a short. The narrative unfolds in a small town on the belgian coast in the late 1960s and 70s, where introverted dreamer pim grows up accustomed to neglect from his selfish mother yvette and petty humiliation from her putative boyfriend etienne. Acclaimed short filmmaker bavo defurne directs wed 4 apr 2012 08.
North sea texas is the feature film from cult director bavo defurne. Defurne keeps the films palette fairly grey, except for pops of bright reds, yellows, and oranges. A soulful, slightly hyperreal comedy chris packham, village voice. Boys discover there is more than friendship between them reel short film by jens choong duration.
Homosexuality doesnt surprise him, although he is guarded. Filmography north sea texas 2011 producer nicolas duvaladassovsky, laurent zeitoun. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergels north sea texas 2011 imdb. While the film succeeds in creating a beautiful setting and portends of things to come from defurne. Noordzee, texas north sea texas 2012 rotten tomatoes. His short films are love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, garnering fans from across the globe and drawing comparisons to pierre et gilles, herbert list, dreyer and eisenstein. The screenplay was written by bavo defurne and yves verbraeken and is based in the 2004 novel this will last originally nooit gaat dit over by andre solli. Pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. Pim lives in a small town on the belgian coast, together with his single mother yvette, a local accordion starlet.
It has the look and feel of a fairy tale, but deals with universal, reallife themes. North sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited passion in north sea texas, a poignantly rendered comingof. He has worked as an assistant director and a set decorator, and has won awards on the gay and lesbian festival circuit with his short films. Video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. Lacking much depth or spark, north sea texas feels like a short film. The screenplay was written by bavo defurne and yves verbraeken and is based in the 2004 childrens novel nooit gaat dit over by andre sollie.
Jelle florizoone and mathias vergels in bavo defurnes understated north sea texas. See the full list of north sea texas cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Noordzee, texas north sea, texas with english subtitles. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne. The film follows the story of pim, a boy living with his reckless mother.
North sea texas the 2011 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Staring luk wyns, nina marie kortekaas, mathias vergels and jelle florizoone. North sea texas is a colorful, gorgeously crafted gay comingofage film that will be remembered. An avid drawer, pim confides in his illustrations, and when his relationship with an older boy, gino mathias vergels, begins to escalate, pim discovers his. The 2011 belgian film north sea texas, whose story is focused on love and the confusion of youth, aptly addresses the importance of ones decisions. Very surprising is the lack of dialogue with which.
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