Collection: Notable Luxembourgish Movies
Submitted by 1922 on Fri, 09/10/2004 - 06:47
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- Hochzaeitsnuecht (1992) (Max Ophuls- Award)
- De Tweeling (2002) (Oscar-nominated) (P)
- I Always Wanted to be a Saint (2003)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) (Oscar-nominated) (starring Scarlett Johansson, Cillian Murphy, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson)(P)
- FearDotCom (2002) (starring Natasha McElhone and Stephen Dorff)
- The Musketeer (2001) (No 1- Box Office --> USA) (starring Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (starring Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, John Malkovich) (P)
- Une liaison pornographique (1999) (starring Nathalie Baye) (P)
- Fortress 2 (1999) (starring Christopher Lambert) (P)
- Wing Commander (1999) (starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard) (P) (rubbish)
- Tale of the Mummy (1998) (starring Christopher Lee) (P) (rubbish)
- An American Werwolf in Paris (1997) (starring Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy) (P)
- Back in Trouble (1997)
- Troublemaker (1988)
- The Merchant of Venice (2004) (starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes) (director: Michael Radford) (P)
Author Comments:
(P) --> partially
If you don't know where Luxembourg (it's an independent country!) is, take a map of Europe and you'll find a very small country between Belgium, France and Germany. ;-)
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Ouch for Luxemburgh, there's a lot of real stinkers on that list. Are these films made in Luxemburgh, or what?
Yes, these films are/were made in Luxembourg. I think Luxembourg is attractive for filmmakers, because a sort of tax shelter exists here.
I think you are right: Most of these movies are just rubbish. I'm waiting for 'The Merchant of Venice' and I hope that this film will probably be a good one. At least, the cast is interesting.
Very interesting, mainly cos for some reason (o.k, it's small), Luxemburg gets overlooked. I hitch-hiked (randomly) through there in the Autumn of 1981, when living for a year at Verdun in France. Beautiful with the woods in colour. Pretty countryside + clean pleasant towns; i liked Vianden (nice little restaurant by a bridge) and Esternach (on the German border, though i didn't realise it when i arrived), Luxemburg city was also worth seeing. Oh and i played against Luxemburg at Rugby!
Of the films, Une Liaison Pornographique is good- Nathalie Baye lovely-, Girl with a Pearl Earring worthwhile too (not especially deep or convincing in its plot but the performances and tone are likeable and the lighting, recreations well done). I fancy seeing the early quite obscure Ophuls: he was a great director who should be much better known. Yet to see The Merchant of Venice- i presume it wasn't all shot in Luxemburg?
Well, the major part of the film was made in a (very realistic) reconstruction of Venice here in Luxembourg. Even Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons were there.
I think the main reason why directors (or rather the producers) decide to make films in Luxembourg is that there is a sort of tax shelter.
I definetly agree: Vianden is a wonderful... town.
BTW, did you win against Luxembourg at Rugby?
Yeah, i think it was one of our easier games, sorry to say. I saw Vianden (without remembering the name) on the French TV programme La Chasse a Trésor a couple of years before, so was surprised to find myself there (simply by acting on impulse at a junction which of 3 signs to follow in ignorance; just how life works- pure destiny)- had a lift from a Portuguese truck-driver into the town, then a delicious meal! Good old Luxemburg, eh?
Yes, anyone else reading this; don't miss Luxemburg.
Sory, i should say Luxembourg as that's what it is- for some reason in Brtain we leave out the o (and add an S to Marseille)
How bout Luxembourg having a national film production. We never hear anything aout it here in Germany (only switzerland and austria).
Any notable directors?
Frankly (here in Luxembourg) we do not have many interesting directors. The most notable ones are Luc Feit, Geneviève Mersch and Andy Bausch, but nothing to concur with people like Fassbinder, Tykwer & Co. :-)
Ok, haven't hear of them. Are their films regularly available (how about outside of Luxembourg?).
No, I don't think so. They are not even available in Germany (or France, or Belgium). Sorry.