Jaco Van Dormael

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Jaco Van Dormael

Born February 9, 1957 · Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium (age 69)

Jaco Van Dormael was born on February 9, 1957 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He is a director and writer.

Known For

Mr. NobodyMr. Nobody · 2009
Mr. Nobody
7.82009
MovieScience FictionDrama
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
The Brand New TestamentThe Brand New Testament · 2015
The Brand New Testament
6.62015
MovieComedyFantasy
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
Nicholas on HolidayNicholas on Holiday · 2014
Nicholas on Holiday
5.42014
MovieFamilyComedy
It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited moment of the holidays is arrive. The little Nicolas, her parents and Grandma take the road towards the sea, and settle in for some time at the Hotel Beau-Rivage.
Lumière & CompanyLumière & Company · 1995
Lumière & Company
6.31995
MovieDramaDocumentary
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
The Eighth DayThe Eighth Day · 1996
The Eighth Day
7.31996
MovieDrama
An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
Toto the HeroToto the Hero · 1991
Toto the Hero
7.11991
MovieDramaComedy
80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.
The ShapeThe Shape · 2019
The Shape
5.22019
MovieScience FictionDrama
A storm is on the horizon. When a jet-black cloud engulfs a small village, the residents discover that it could put an end to more than just blue skies.
BovaryBovary · 2021
Bovary
6.02021
MovieDrama
Theatre film based on the debut novel of french writer Gustave Flaubert. Performances by Maaike Neuville and Koen De Sutter at KVS, Brussels.

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Between Heaven and EarthBetween Heaven and Earth · 1992
Between Heaven and Earth
5.61992
MovieDrama
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.

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