The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (347 movies items)

"2013 NOMINEE - Belgium - Felix van Groeningen"

Best Actresses in a Leading Role 1919-58, 1994- (74 movies items)

"2013 Veerle Baetens - The Broken Circle Breakdown "

Foreign Language Oscar Submissions - BELGIUM (43 movies items)

"2013 86th Academy Awards Not Nominated"

A very good movie

“Thanks to my filmclub, I discovered Felix Van Groeningen and I was quite eager to check this movie which was apparently his best directing effort so far. Well, I wasn't disappointed, that's for sure,  as the damned thing turned out to be a fascinating and heartbreaking drama. I mean, to be honest, the story itself was actually rather generic. Basically, they gave us a nice couple who falls in love and when everything seems to be perfect for them, they are faced with a massive tragedy which was obviously nothing new. However, the big difference with this movie is that this couple was just fascinating to follow. Indeed, even though they were immensely charismatic, they didn't feel like the usual super-stars you get in your typical Hollywood production, they felt like some genuinely regular ” read more

Top 10 best movies 2012 (20 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, the story itself was actually rather generic. Basically, they gave us a nice couple who falls in love and when everything seems to be perfect for them, they are faced with a massive tragedy which was obviously nothing new. However, the big difference with this movie is that this couple was just fascinating to follow. Indeed, even though they were immensely charismatic, they didn't feel like the usual super-stars you get in your typical Hollywood production, they felt like "