A teenage boys search for love finds him infatuated with an older boy who lives nearby. A soulful, slightly hyperreal comedy chris packham, village voice. Noordzee, texas north sea, texas with english subtitles. 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. Gay essential films to watch north sea texas noordzee. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The film follows the story of pim, a boy living with his reckless mother. Its an ordinary existence which pim brightens up by dreaming of princesses, beauty queens and handsome gino, the boy next door.
North sea texas explores emergent sexuality and first love with a refreshing optimism. North sea texas on dvd 712267320028 from strand releasing. Pim jelle florizoone is a 15yearold boy living in a dull belgian coastal town. The beauty of north sea texas lies in its simplicity. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergelsnorth sea texas 2011 imdb. But were here for you and want to continue being here for you for the foreseeable future. Their relationship is only kept secret because that is what the gino requests. North sea texas was my first ever lgbt foreign language film and could not of been. But when hunky traveller zoltan blows through town, pims life takes an exciting and unexpected turn.
Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish comingofage film and the first feature film from cult director bavo defurne. See the full list of north sea texas cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. North sea texas 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Noordzee, texas ist ein belgisches filmdrama des regisseurs bavo defurne aus dem jahr. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergels. Noordzee, texas north sea texas is about a teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on the boy next door.
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. 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. 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. But while the movie is often pretty, its only intermittently compelling. Mongkol major, which took on north sea texas for thailand thai poster on the left, also. The film contains some natural nudity as a man undresses to get into a shower and as a boy strips off on the beach before running into the sea. Everything you need to know about north sea texas movie 2012.
Utente potrebbe ritrovare figura e magazzino nel tuo taccuino. A teenager searching for love finds it in the boy next door. This debut feature by noted shortfilm director bavo defurne emphasizes ambiance over storytelling, but that ambiance is so. A sensual but delicate comingofage tale, north sea texas takes us back to the 1960s and 70s in a small belgian coastal town, where neglected youngster pim longs for gino, a slightly older boy. North sea texas, by the director bavo defurne the new. North sea texas has nothing to do with coming out or navigating ones own sexuality. Staring luk wyns, nina marie kortekaas, mathias vergels and jelle florizoone. Bavos defurnes feature debut north sea texas recently celebrated its release in thailand by mongkol major. Noordzee, texas 2011 film, trailer, kritik kinozeit. The film follows the story of pim, a boy living with his reckless mother who. Liliane, a faded eurovision singer now works in a pate factory. Pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. North sea texas, di defurne bavo, dal catalogo di milano film network. While the film succeeds in creating a beautiful setting and.
Strong direction and delicate performances save noordzee, texas from its narrative cliches. Pim lives in a small town on the belgian coast, together with his single mother yvette, a local accordion starlet. North sea texas 2012 a teenager searching for love finds it in the boy next door. I found this movie by chance, and im so glad i did. See the trailer for north sea texas released on the 06 april 2012 at selected cineworld cinemas. Introverted, he spends his childhood drawing and dreaming up fantasy liv. A simmering drama powered by fully drawn characters and fine performances. Mathias vergels and jelle florizoone in north sea texas 2011 thomas coumans and. United states november 2, 2012 limited canada november 2, 2012. So mutet noordzee, texas unterm strich beinahe wie ein tagtraum an, eine nostalgische erinnerung.
Video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. At night, yvette a professional accordion player hangs out at texas, the local pub as pim submerges himself into a world of. Much of this comes from evoking a strong sense of the early 1970s, great cinematography and excellent performances from a mostly inexperienced cast. October 31, 2012 recently, popular films about gay characters have started moving beyond the overarching plot about societys acceptance of sexual identity. The plot is pretty straightforward and little subplots. North sea texas was released in 2012 on friday, november 2, 2012 in limited movie theaters. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including wreckit ralph, vamps and flight. Lacking much depth or spark, north sea texas feels like a short. A teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby. Pim lives with his exbeauty queen, single mother in a small town on the belgian coast. Bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it feel fresh, acutely observed and charming. Noordzee, texas north sea texas 2012 rotten tomatoes.
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