Marion Hänsel

Un joven cazador emprende un viaje kilométrico al otro lado del globo para encontrar a una chica que solo ha visto desde la pantalla de su ordenador.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pompidou which will be dedicated to him in 2020, this art documentary brings us back to life of the journeys made by Matisse that influenced his art. And particularly his last trip to Polynesia in 1930 which will bring him to the threshold of contemporary art with the invention of his gouache cut-out papers.

In a village in Thailand, Pomm works in a care center for Europeans with Alzheimer's. While she is separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, as Maya, a new patient, is on her way from Switzerland.

On the basis of conversations with Hänsel and some of her permanent crew members, a remarkable portrait is created of a filmmaker who is also her own producer, i.e. boss. The relationship between characters and their natural environment plays a major role in her work that is often based on novels.

A woman, hospitalized for a relatively long period, observes what surrounds her. She has time to dream, to revisit certain moments of her life. These memories, like small bubbles begin with her birth in Marseille in 1949 and bring us to Antwerp, Paris, New York, England… to end in Flanders in 2015, after she gets out of the hospital. There Was A Little Ship is a filmic-biographical essay, sincere and poetic.

A woman, hospitalized for a relatively long period, observes what surrounds her. She has time to dream, to revisit certain moments of her life. These memories, like small bubbles begin with her birth in Marseille in 1949 and bring us to Antwerp, Paris, New York, England… to end in Flanders in 2015, after she gets out of the hospital. There Was A Little Ship is a filmic-biographical essay, sincere and poetic.

A woman, hospitalized for a relatively long period, observes what surrounds her. She has time to dream, to revisit certain moments of her life. These memories, like small bubbles begin with her birth in Marseille in 1949 and bring us to Antwerp, Paris, New York, England… to end in Flanders in 2015, after she gets out of the hospital. There Was A Little Ship is a filmic-biographical essay, sincere and poetic.

La historia personal y profesional, contada en primera persona, de la actriz española Carmen Maura, primera musa del director Pedro Almodóvar y genial artista por derecho propio.

Homer and Joé trace the rivers of Croatia aboard a small boat. In spite of being fifty years old each one, none of them knew of the existence of the other until the recent death of the father of both. Now, however, they are half brothers. During the voyage, they meet Sean, an enigmatic Irish adventurer who will join them on the journey.

Homer and Joé trace the rivers of Croatia aboard a small boat. In spite of being fifty years old each one, none of them knew of the existence of the other until the recent death of the father of both. Now, however, they are half brothers. During the voyage, they meet Sean, an enigmatic Irish adventurer who will join them on the journey.

Homer and Joé trace the rivers of Croatia aboard a small boat. In spite of being fifty years old each one, none of them knew of the existence of the other until the recent death of the father of both. Now, however, they are half brothers. During the voyage, they meet Sean, an enigmatic Irish adventurer who will join them on the journey.

Una pareja que llevaba 15 años separada se reencuentra para ver a su hijo, hospitalizado en el extranjero tras un grave accidente de ski. ¿Qué sentimientos guardará el uno con el otro; indiferencia, rencor, celos? ¿O por el contrario simpatía, amistad e incluso amor? (FILMAFFINITY)

Una pareja que llevaba 15 años separada se reencuentra para ver a su hijo, hospitalizado en el extranjero tras un grave accidente de ski. ¿Qué sentimientos guardará el uno con el otro; indiferencia, rencor, celos? ¿O por el contrario simpatía, amistad e incluso amor? (FILMAFFINITY)

Una pareja que llevaba 15 años separada se reencuentra para ver a su hijo, hospitalizado en el extranjero tras un grave accidente de ski. ¿Qué sentimientos guardará el uno con el otro; indiferencia, rencor, celos? ¿O por el contrario simpatía, amistad e incluso amor? (FILMAFFINITY)

Though its aftertitles detailing the history of French nuke experiments suggest otherwise, writer/director Marion Hänsel’s Black Ocean is not a political treatise or a history lesson, instead taking advantage of the remote, isolated environments in which the experimentation took place – as well as the monumental imagery of the act itself – in order to communicate a more universal story about the power of awe. Ocean principally follows three young sailors on a French naval vessel in 1972, who are on course for an unknown destination in order to help carry out the bomb tests they’ve yet to personally witness. The film is essentially divided into two parts: before and after the blast.

Though its aftertitles detailing the history of French nuke experiments suggest otherwise, writer/director Marion Hänsel’s Black Ocean is not a political treatise or a history lesson, instead taking advantage of the remote, isolated environments in which the experimentation took place – as well as the monumental imagery of the act itself – in order to communicate a more universal story about the power of awe. Ocean principally follows three young sailors on a French naval vessel in 1972, who are on course for an unknown destination in order to help carry out the bomb tests they’ve yet to personally witness. The film is essentially divided into two parts: before and after the blast.

Bosnia y Herzegovina, 1991. Tras la caída de los comunistas, Divko Buntić, que ha vivido exiliado en Alemania durante los últimos veinte años, vuelve al pueblo en el que creció, con el propósito de reclamar la propiedad de su casa familiar, conduciendo un ostentoso Mercedes y acompañado por su joven novia; por Bonny, su gato negro de la suerte; y con los bolsillos llenos de dinero.

On the one hand, there’s the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there’s the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the villagers leave and head south. Rahne, the only literate one, decides to head east with his three children and Mouna, his wife. A few sheep, some goats, and Chamelle, a dromedary, are their only riches. A tale of exodus, quest, hope and fatality.

On the one hand, there’s the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there’s the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the villagers leave and head south. Rahne, the only literate one, decides to head east with his three children and Mouna, his wife. A few sheep, some goats, and Chamelle, a dromedary, are their only riches. A tale of exodus, quest, hope and fatality.

París, años 80. Un hombre que acaba de salir de prisión es rechazado por su mujer. En presencia de sus tres hijas, se inicia una violenta disputa que se salda con el suicidio del padre. Con el paso del tiempo las relaciones familiares entre las hermanas se rompen. Sophie, la mayor, casada con un fotógrafo con el que tiene dos hijos, está atravesando un momento difícil. Anne, la más pequeña, estudia arquitectura y mantiene una relación pasional con Frédéric, uno de sus profesores. Céline, que es la única que visita a su madre, que está recluida en una residencia, conoce a un tipo encantador llamado Sébastien, pero no puede ni siquiera imaginar que le revelará un sorprendente secreto que facilitará el acercamiento entre las hermanas y les permitirá superar su pasado.

La historia se centra en una familia de clase trabajadora: mientras Elisa se ocupa de los quehaceres domésticos y la crianza de sus hijos, Gilles, trabaja como obrero en una empresa siderúrgica. Elisa, que está de nuevo embarazada, empieza a sospechar que su hermana, que suele ayudarla diariamente en los faenas de la casa, mantiene una relación con Gilles.

Mediados de enero en Bruselas. Se prevé un día anormalmente caluroso para el gris y frío invierno belga. Un coche, decorado con publicidad de una agencia de viajes, circula rápidamente por la autopista. Dentro del vehículo viajan un hombre y tres mujeres: Miguel (Jacques Gamblin), hijo de emigrantes españoles, su entrometida madre (Carmen Maura), la curiosa hija de Miguel, Laura (Raphaëlle Molinier), y Sonia (Ingeborga Dapkunaite), una joven ucraniana, profesora de francés, que entró en Bruselas clandestinamente y que busca a su marido desaparecido. Sus destinos se han cruzado. Un cocktail explosivo para un día demasiado caluroso.

Guerra de Bosnia, 1993. Dos soldados de bandos distintos, un bosnio y un serbio, se encuentran atrapados entre las líneas enemigas, en tierra de nadie. Un sargento de los cascos azules de las Naciones Unidas se dispone a ayudarlos, contraviniendo las órdenes de sus superiores. Los medios de comunicación no tardan en convertir el asunto en un show mediático de carácter internacional. Mientras la tensión bélica crece y la prensa espera pacientemente nuevas noticias, los dos soldados intentarán por todos los medios salir con vida de tal situación.

Marion Hänsel directed this personal meditation on the joys and responsibilities of parenthood, in which a narrator reads Hansel's philosophic musings on raising her young son on her own, while carefully shot and selected footage of different cloud formations from around the world provide a striking visual backdrop. Catherine Deneuve read Hänsel's text in the original French-language version of Nuages; Charlotte Rampling did the honors for the English-language print, while Barbara Auer, Carmen Maura, and Antje De Boeck respectively lent their voices to the German, Spanish, and Dutch editions of the film.

Marion Hänsel directed this personal meditation on the joys and responsibilities of parenthood, in which a narrator reads Hansel's philosophic musings on raising her young son on her own, while carefully shot and selected footage of different cloud formations from around the world provide a striking visual backdrop. Catherine Deneuve read Hänsel's text in the original French-language version of Nuages; Charlotte Rampling did the honors for the English-language print, while Barbara Auer, Carmen Maura, and Antje De Boeck respectively lent their voices to the German, Spanish, and Dutch editions of the film.

Mathieu, un joven de 18 años, está pasando el verano con su familia en Bretaña. En la playa conoce a Cédric, un chico de su edad, y a partir de este apasionado encuentro comienzan una relación. Cédric es abierto y se lanza al futuro sin problemas, pero es más complicado para el instrospectivo Mathieu el cual tiene que lidiar consigo mismo y encontrar su camino.

Este thriller investiga el misterioso asesinato de un pastor gay en zonas rurales de Sudáfrica. Sin testigos ni explicaciones, el crimen aparece para la policía y para otros como un rompecabezas sin suficientes piezas. La policía luego sospecha y arresta a las personas basándose en los prejuicios usuales: las personas de color que siembran marihuana en este caso. Mientras tanto, el verdadero asesino no solo sale impune desde el principio, sino que se convierte en uno de los ciudadanos más respetados de la ciudad rural. El alguacil en un momento comienza a tener ciertas sospechas, y a partir de ahí el grueso de la trama se desarrolla. La ubicación es una parte muy árida de Sudáfrica, por lo que con tanta roca desértica, seguramente habrá canteras. Algunos pueden revelar secretos importantes.

Este thriller investiga el misterioso asesinato de un pastor gay en zonas rurales de Sudáfrica. Sin testigos ni explicaciones, el crimen aparece para la policía y para otros como un rompecabezas sin suficientes piezas. La policía luego sospecha y arresta a las personas basándose en los prejuicios usuales: las personas de color que siembran marihuana en este caso. Mientras tanto, el verdadero asesino no solo sale impune desde el principio, sino que se convierte en uno de los ciudadanos más respetados de la ciudad rural. El alguacil en un momento comienza a tener ciertas sospechas, y a partir de ahí el grueso de la trama se desarrolla. La ubicación es una parte muy árida de Sudáfrica, por lo que con tanta roca desértica, seguramente habrá canteras. Algunos pueden revelar secretos importantes.

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.

A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.

Maria Garcia (Carmen Maura) is a television journalist and she's about to be a single mother. Her career foremost in her mind, she doesn't slow down even for a minute, despite her pregnancy. She is, however, taking Lamaze classes and is quite competently coping with the romantic attentions of a man she's not very interested in. It's not at all irrelevant that her news beat includes stories on terrorism, the greenhouse effect, pollution and genetic engineering, because when her baby's due date comes and goes, she starts hearing from her infant from in the womb. It is telling her that it and many other babies are refusing to be born into such a horrible world. She learns that this is true, and that the children born through induced labor are dying.

Maria Garcia (Carmen Maura) is a television journalist and she's about to be a single mother. Her career foremost in her mind, she doesn't slow down even for a minute, despite her pregnancy. She is, however, taking Lamaze classes and is quite competently coping with the romantic attentions of a man she's not very interested in. It's not at all irrelevant that her news beat includes stories on terrorism, the greenhouse effect, pollution and genetic engineering, because when her baby's due date comes and goes, she starts hearing from her infant from in the womb. It is telling her that it and many other babies are refusing to be born into such a horrible world. She learns that this is true, and that the children born through induced labor are dying.

Antwerp in the fifties. Robin de Hert grew up in a Catholic parochial environment; on the one hand there is his authoritarian father and the sadistic secretary of the Catholic boys technical school, on the other hand there are the 'Grieten' and the French teacher with whom Robin is getting a good band through a secret they share. If the secretary finds out about this secret, this has major implications for both the teacher and the students ...

A renowned conductor suddenly pulls out of an evening rehearsal of Madame Butterfly. The opera director senses something is going on and forces the musician to explain himself.

Nicole gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn for his mother's affection. Nicole enters into a loveless marriage with an older man who agrees to adopt Ludo, but her deteriorating mental health leads her to sloth and alcoholism.

Nicole gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn for his mother's affection. Nicole enters into a loveless marriage with an older man who agrees to adopt Ludo, but her deteriorating mental health leads her to sloth and alcoholism.

Nicole gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn for his mother's affection. Nicole enters into a loveless marriage with an older man who agrees to adopt Ludo, but her deteriorating mental health leads her to sloth and alcoholism.

Nicole gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn for his mother's affection. Nicole enters into a loveless marriage with an older man who agrees to adopt Ludo, but her deteriorating mental health leads her to sloth and alcoholism.

En Sudáfrica, una solterona asesina a su padre porque éste ha violado a la esposa del capataz negro de la plantación.

En Sudáfrica, una solterona asesina a su padre porque éste ha violado a la esposa del capataz negro de la plantación.

Marion Hänsel was cast for this story of a man's job interview for an important position in a company that doesn't go the way he expected.

Marion Hänsel was cast for this story of a man's job interview for an important position in a company that doesn't go the way he expected.

Unrelenting pessimism dominates this slow-paced, dark film, the debut feature from director Digna Sinke dedicated to an archetypal born loser named Marian (Josee Ruiter). Marian is a journalist who has been working in Latin America and who arrives home just after her father dies to find out that the man she had married for purely political reasons might be deported because the authorities found out he was not living with her. Meanwhile, Marian is upset that her mother and sister are keeping her mentally handicapped brother in an institution, and she goes there to get him released into her custody -- a mistake it turns out. He is actually worse off with her, and vice-versa. On top of everything, Marian cannot break away from the depression she feels over a tragic incident that happened while she was in Latin America -- and anything she does is colored by that moment from the past. These burdens become almost too much to bear, both for Marian and the viewers.

Martin (Heinz Bennent), a sculptor, is dying in his bed on a barge that floats along a fog-shrouded waterway. As he agonizingly descends into a final oblivion, his second wife is at his bedside, comforted by his first wife -- also present.

Martin (Heinz Bennent), a sculptor, is dying in his bed on a barge that floats along a fog-shrouded waterway. As he agonizingly descends into a final oblivion, his second wife is at his bedside, comforted by his first wife -- also present.

Martin (Heinz Bennent), a sculptor, is dying in his bed on a barge that floats along a fog-shrouded waterway. As he agonizingly descends into a final oblivion, his second wife is at his bedside, comforted by his first wife -- also present.

Tras nueve años sin estrenar una película, Varda vuelve con un film feminista que narra la histora de dos amigas de vidas diferentes. (FILMAFFINITY)

A silent teenage girl who works as a tightrope walker tries to keep her balance while crossing Paris.

A silent teenage girl who works as a tightrope walker tries to keep her balance while crossing Paris.

A silent teenage girl who works as a tightrope walker tries to keep her balance while crossing Paris.

Berthe, a pretty young woman, has suffered from a mental disease since she was a child. A doctor has tried for years to understand her behavior and to teach her some basic notions such as those of time and emotional expression. But he also tends to use her as a guinea-pig and does not oppose her parents when they decide to marry her as a way to solve her problems. Unfortunately the cure proves worse than the disease as Berthe's husband, who soon tires of her, abandons her and leaves her more helpless than ever... —Guy Bellinger

"Palaver" tells us the day of three Congolese students (Albert, Victor and Marcel) who visit Bruges for a tour of the city, and end up on the beaches of Ostend. During their trip, they cross a beautiful blond on the arm of an equally superb African.