Pim, the emotionally abandoned and affectionstarved young gay son of a small seaside towns resident floozy, grows up dreaming intensely of a loving father who will someday come for him, but never does. The narrative unfolds in a small town on the belgian coast in the late 1960s and 70s, where introverted dreamer pim grows up accustomed to neglect from his selfish mother yvette and petty humiliation from her putative boyfriend etienne. Pim lives in a small town on the belgian coast, together with his single mother yvette, a local accordion starlet. Noordzee, texas north sea texas is about a teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on the boy next door. While the film succeeds in creating a beautiful setting and portends of things to come from defurne, it ultimately fails to give life to its main character and no tale of pentup teenage. Nov 02, 2012 video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. Well, lets just say there are plenty of bumps along the way in his film north sea, texas. 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. North sea texas download, play, copy, rip, introduction. Apr 07, 2012 bavo defurnes north sea texas is strong on mood and reminiscent of a taste of honey, writes philip french. North sea texas click to enlarge 1 hr 39 min 2012 drama. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people.
North sea texas was released in 2012 on friday, november 2, 2012 in limited movie theaters. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The comingofage genre is really too broad to describe north sea texas, the first feature film from belgian director bavo defurne. All 11 songs from the north sea texas 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it. Aug 29, 2011 north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited passion in north sea texas, a poignantly rendered comingofager from tyro belgian helmer bavo defurne. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with gino, the handsome boy next door. North sea, texas is not a flawless work of fiction, but it affected me in a pretty strong way. Their relationship is only kept secret because that is what the gino requests. Noordzee, texas north sea texas pictures rotten tomatoes. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including wreckit ralph, vamps and flight. Noordzee, texas north sea texas pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released noordzee, texas north sea texas pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from.
Jan 17, 2012 trailer for north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered comingofager. The only thing is will director bavo defurne give us a picture of suicidal teenage angst or something more along the lines of beautiful thing. North sea texas pleases with its photographic qualities. Jul 29, 2015 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. But while the movie is often pretty, its only intermittently compelling. United states november 2, 2012 limited canada november 2, 2012.
Mathias vergels is an actor, known for north sea texas 2011, parades end 2012 and thuis 1995. Okay, this is based off of a movie called north sea texas, and im going to make my own sequ. North sea texas is a toothless comingofage story set in a small belgian town sometime around 1970. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature from cult director bavo defurne, starring jelle florizoone and mathias vergels. May 15, 2012 pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. Apr 04, 2012 while adolescence is one of cinemas favourite subjects and for various reasons a virtual obsession in gay and lesbian cinema, few films find a balance that feels as if its getting to the truth about coming of age. This masterful comingofage story set in 1960s belgium revolves around young pim who loves his nextdoor neighbor and lifelong friend, the handsome, motorcycleriding gino. The performances are good, the characters are interesting, and the finale is hopeful. Having won the fipresci award and best feature debut at montreal film festival, north sea texas delicately captures the ecstasy of first love and the heartache of frustrated desire. Apr 06, 2012 set in a small coastal belgium town, north sea texas is a touching comingofage drama telling the story of teenage dreamer pim jelle florizoone, who falls in love for the first time with his. North sea texas has nothing to do with coming out or navigating ones own sexuality. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
Brightly lit scenes and vibrant colors, and retrothemed set somehow typical for the belgian cinema fit right in with the films theme. North sea texas creates a hermetic world that borders on magical realism, complete with wacky typesbands of accordion players, gypsy carnies with handlebar mustacheswho freely drop in and out of the narrative. 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. Watch north sea texas online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Everything you need to know about north sea texas movie 2012. Pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. North sea texas official trailer english subtitles. Download play north sea texas and copy or rip north sea texas dvdblurayuhd discs. 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. Charming, quaint, and deceptively funny, north sea texas is a gay comingofage story thats appropriately queer. The plot is pretty straightforward and little subplots. North sea texas bavo defurne, jelle florizoone, eva.
Introverted, he spends his childhood drawing and dreaming up fantasy liv. 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. Bavo defurne, texas north sea texas noordzee, north sea texas, texas. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. North sea texas 2012 rerelease a teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby. These subtitles in english language may be downloaded for free as a. A teenage boys search for love finds him infatuated with an older boy who lives nearby. Cast information crew information company information news box office. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
Pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. Oct 30, 2012 pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. 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. This debut feature by noted shortfilm director bavo defurne emphasizes ambiance over storytelling, but that ambiance is so flavorsome. 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. Oct 31, 2012 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 sixyearold pim dresses up in his mom.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of. Trailer from bavo defurnes debut feature north sea texas dutch with english subtitles from strand releasing eng hd. Noordzee, texas north sea texas 2012 rotten tomatoes. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Pim lives with his exbeauty queen, single mother in a small town on the belgian coast. Pim jelle florizoone and gino mathias vergels in north sea texas. 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. A sensual but delicate comingofage tale, north sea texas takes us back to the 1960s and 70s in a small belgian. North sea texas 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. North sea texas 2012 soundtrack complete list of songs. North sea texas download, play, copy, rip, introduction and. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish comingofage film and the first feature film from cult director bavo defurne. 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, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing.
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