Following in the wake of Benoît Poelvoorde and Philippe Geluck, comedians, actors and other Belgian singers have established themselves in France in recent years, in the media and on stage. But, if we appreciate them today, this was not always the case. In this documentary, director Olivier Monssens acts as the spokesperson for his compatriots. Through testimonies and delicious archive images, he returns to the not-so-distant era when our neighbors were considered friendly but somewhat idiotic people. The film is also an opportunity to understand what characterizes the Belgian spirit by focusing on some of its facets: humor and its famous local variation, self-deprecation, cinema and music.
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Movie / 2005
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2002
Movie / 1984
Movie / 2006
Movie / 2014
Movie / 2021
Movie / 2001
Movie / 2017
Movie / 2013
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2012
Movie / 2016
Movie / 1998
Movie / 2018
Movie / 2017
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2015
Movie / 2008
Following in the wake of Benoît Poelvoorde and Philippe Geluck, comedians, actors and other Belgian singers have established themselves in France in recent years, in the media and on stage. But, if we appreciate them today, this was not always the case. In this documentary, director Olivier Monssens acts as the spokesperson for his compatriots. Through testimonies and delicious archive images, he returns to the not-so-distant era when our neighbors were considered friendly but somewhat idiotic people. The film is also an opportunity to understand what characterizes the Belgian spirit by focusing on some of its facets: humor and its famous local variation, self-deprecation, cinema and music.
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Movie / 2005
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2002
Movie / 1984
Movie / 2006
Movie / 2014
Movie / 2021
Movie / 2001
Movie / 2017
Movie / 2013
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2012
Movie / 2016
Movie / 1998
Movie / 2018
Movie / 2017
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2015
Movie / 2008