{"id":484,"date":"2014-07-01T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2014\/07\/01\/watch-these-great-belgian-films-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2014-07-01T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T18:50:00","slug":"watch-these-great-belgian-films-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2014\/07\/01\/watch-these-great-belgian-films-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch these great Belgian films… tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In just about an hour, the United States will continue its unlikely World Cup run in a match against Belgium. We normally have nothing against Belgium, which is a perfectly fine country with a rich culture. But for the sake of irrational devotion in the name of an athletic competition, we’re joining the bandwagon of swearing off everything Belgian for the rest of the day. Sorry, waffles!<\/p>\n

Perhaps the hardest part of swearing off Belgium is avoiding Belgian films. We can probably survive a day without watching a Belgian movie, but only after we swear them off do we realize what we’re going to miss. As with many countries, Belgium has a rich history of diverse films. Perhaps because the country rests in the shadow of the juggernaut that is French cinema (many Belgian movies are in fact produced in cooperation with French directors and studios), these films never find the wide audience that they perhaps should.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in watching some quality films from a great little European country, we have a few recommendations. Just… wait until tomorrow, alright?<\/p>\n

Bullhead \u2013 HU DVD 10992<\/a>
Copie Conforme \u2013 HU DVD 10031<\/a>
Eldorado \u2013 Streaming video<\/a><\/p>\n

My Life in Pink \u2013 HU DVD 5315<\/a>
La Promesse \u2013 HU DVD 1490<\/a>
Rosetta \u2013 HU DVD 4609<\/a>
Rust and Bone \u2013 HU DVD 6207<\/a>
The Triplets of Belleville \u2013 HU DVD 1225<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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