Manneken Pis (film)

Manneken Pis
Directed byFrank Van Passel
Written byChristophe Dirickx
Produced byDirk Impens
Rudy Verzyck
CinematographyJan Vancaillie
Edited byKarin Vaerenberg
Music byNoordkaap
Release date
  • 8 November 1995 (1995-11-08)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

Manneken Pis is a 1995 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Frank Van Passel and written by Christophe Dirickx. It premiered in May 1995 at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film and four awards at the Joseph Plateau Awards.[2] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]

Plot

Every morning in Brussels, the orphan Harry, to go to wash the dishes, takes the tram driven by Jeanne who, by chance, lives in the same building: she is extroverted and cheerful, he is shy and clumsy, with a trauma behind him that prevents him from saying "I love you".

They attract and repel each other, dragged by a feeling that goes beyond everyday life, but drama is always lurking.[5]

Cast

Awards and nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ Engelen, Aurore (9 November 2011). "Van Passel's off-the-wall comedy Madonna's Pig hits screens". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Les finalistes du prix UCC". Le Soir (in French). 21 December 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [full citation needed]
  4. ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Manneken Pis". www.vprogids.nl (in Dutch). 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Manneken Pis awards". IMDb. 23 October 2023.


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