Left Bank

Mar 26, 2008

1h 42m

★ 5.7

Sometimes the truth is better left unsaid.

Overview

When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery about the fate of the previous tenant.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds

Caviar

Left Bank Trailers

Cast

Marie

Eline Kuppens

Bobby

Matthias Schoenaerts

Bieke

Sien Eggers

Jeanne

Marilou Mermans

Gilbert

Frank Vercruyssen

Dokter Verbeke

Robbie Cleiren

Dirk

Tom Dewispelaere

Hella

Ruth Becquart

Vader van Marie

Alain Pierre

Krabbeke Slijk

Manou Kersting

Archivaris

Mark Verstraete

Veerle

Sara de Bosschere

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody triggers off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans goes and falls in love with Ilona as well.

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6.7

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7.2

Irreversible

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4.3

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Jan 1, 1975

Zorrita Martínez is the stage name of Lydia Martínez, a Venezuelan artist based in Spain. Zorrita, however, runs into an unexpected problem: she cannot stay in the country any longer if she does not marry a man of Spanish nationality.

6.7

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In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

6.3

Shortbus

Oct 4, 2006

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5.0

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5.8

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5.9

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5.5

Kukuli

Jan 1, 1961

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7.5

Breathless

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A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

7.2

The Edukators

Oct 25, 2004

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

7.0

The Science of Sleep

Jun 25, 2006

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

3.7

Julia

Jan 1, 1999

Giulia is an independent young woman who is prepared to offer her body and her spirit against all the religious taboos.

6.6

Basquiat

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The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.