Opening Night Premiere:
"Left Bank (Linkeroever)" Belgium 2008 - Thursday, October 30th (date & time tbc)
starring Eline Kuppens, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marilou Mermans; Dir: Pieter Van Hees
Marie, a lonely introverted young woman, has dedicated her life to the pursuit of athletic excellence. When she suddenly collapses due to an infection in her immune system, she is forced to rest. Now she starts realizing there are a lot of things she misses in her life. Thus she very much welcomes the attention she gets from Bobby, a handsome archer she recently met and with whom she feels a strong connection. Marie decides to temporarily move in with him in his flat on Left Bank (part of Antwerp) Their passionate relationship offers her a lot of comfort. Bobby has a strong rock&roll attitude and a zest for life. They are very happy together. That is until Marie discovers that the previous tenant of the flat, Hella, has mysteriously disappeared. She becomes obsessed with Hella’s disappearance. When Marie begins to suffer from headaches, nausea and insomnia, she starts believing that the place they live has a bad influence on her body. Her obsessions create a distance between them, Bobby believes she is just imagining things. Now Marie feels lonelier than ever. She begins to doubt whether she can really trust Bobby. Life in Left Bank, once envisaged as a dream town, becomes an alienating nightmare. Left Bank is an original and emotionally true thriller about a driven, confused girl who, in her journey to womanhood, gradually starts alienating from the place she lives, the man she loves and the body that fails her. Welcome to Left Bank.
cast & crew
Pieter van hees - Director / Writer
Frank Van Passel Producer
Dimitri Karakatsanis Co-Writer
Nicolas Karakatsanis - Cinematographer/DP
Johan Vanessche - Production Designer
Nico Leunen - Editor
Simone Lenski / Yves de Mey - Composers
Cast
Eline Kuppens, Matthias Schoenaerts