Brightly lit scenes and vibrant colors, and retrothemed set somehow typical for the belgian cinema fit right in with the films theme. Everything you need to know about north sea texas movie 2012. Noordzee, texas in vod via stream of download universcine. The comingofage genre is really too broad to describe north sea texas, the first feature film from belgian director bavo defurne. But while the movie is often pretty, its only intermittently compelling. Noordzee, texas north sea texas 2012 rotten tomatoes. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including wreckit ralph, vamps and flight. Bavo defurne noordzee, texas aka north sea texas 2011. North sea texas pim and his exbeauty queen, single mother, yvette, live in a small town on the belgian coast. But the probem starts when gino comes back home with a girlfriend that makes pim so disappointed. A teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby. North sea texas pleases with its photographic qualities. Pim jelle florizoone and gino mathias vergels in north sea texas. In 2011, he starred as the main character of pim in the flemish drama film north sea texas.
North sea texas immediately dispenses with the idea that the audience needs to learn some damn thing, and opens with a charming and funny sequence in which a. The screenplay was written by bavo defurne and yves verbraeken and is based in the 2004 childrens novel nooit gaat dit over by andre sollie. Noordzee, texas north sea texas is romance movie between two guys done well and avoid the offensive stereotype of gays to portray them as regular people. Bavo defurnes north sea texas is strong on mood and reminiscent of a taste of honey, writes philip french. I found this movie by chance, and im so glad i did. Noordzee, texas north sea, texas with english subtitles. North sea texas was released in 2012 on friday, november 2, 2012 in limited movie theaters. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with gino, the handsome boy next door. North sea texas obssesion masterforce video dailymotion. North sea texas for those who believe gay comingofage tales are passe. North sea texas movie pim lives in a rundown house in a deadend street somewhere at the belgian coast, together with his mother yvette bulteel. At times, the film recalls neil jordans patrick mccabe adaptations in its highly stylized use of color and lighting and its.
Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and. There have been many films which portray the highs and lows of adolescent gay love, but few which do so in a way which draws you into their world in such an imaginative and creative way. Bavo defurnes feature debut north sea texas has won the network culture prize in bern, switzerland, a biannual prize encouraging public awareness and rewarding outstanding work in going public with gay cultural concerns. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with his older neighbor. North sea texas is a toothless comingofage story set in a small belgian town sometime around 1970.
As a child, florizoone was a huge movie fan and he studied acting in bruges. But were here for you and want to continue being here for you for the. Trapped, geographically and emotionally, they both yearn for unattainable things. As a boy, pim occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires for his older neighbor friend, gino, a secret. Introverted, he spends his childhood drawing and dreaming up fantasy lives while keeping his emerging desires a secret. Instead, its an unassuming, quietly told tale of a windswept adolescent romance and the pangs of first love, with an intoxicating cinematography thats worth enough the admission. Pim lives in a small town on the belgian coast, together with his single mother yvette, a local accordion starlet. The film follows the story of pim, a boy living with his reckless mother, who falls in love with his male best friend, gino. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. A teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on the boy next door pim lives in a rundown house in a deadend street somewhere at the belgian coast, together with his mother yvette bulteel.
A sensual but delicate comingofage tale, north sea texas takes us back to the 1960s and 70s in a small belgian coastal town, where neglected youngster pim longs for. Connies seafood opened in 1979 on airline drive in the greater heights area of houston, texas. A movie of a teenager pim who has a special feeling called love with gino, the handsome boy next door. North sea texas 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
Pim lives with his exbeauty queen, single mother in a small town on the belgian coast. Noordzee, texas 2011 free download rare movies cinema of. Achetez north sea texas by jelle florizoone a petit prix. Pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere, brahms. North sea texas is the feature film debut from cult director bavo defurne, whose short films, love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, have garnered fans from across the globe drawing comparisons to pierre et gilles, herbert list, dreyer and eisenstein. Pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. See the full list of north sea texas cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Utente potrebbe ritrovare figura e magazzino nel tuo taccuino. Watch north sea texas online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergels. When a hunky young man from the local fair starts living with pim and his mother, he seizes the opportunity to leave home and move in with ginos family.
North sea texas is the feature film debut from cult director bavo defurne, whose short films, love letters to the male form and soaked with lush visuals, have garnered fans from across the globe drawing comparisons to. Their relationship is only kept secret because that is what the gino requests. Life here smells of cold french fries, cheap cigarettes, vermouth and stale beer. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
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