Cinema of Luxembourg
Appearance
Cinema of Luxembourg | |
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No.ofscreens | 33 (2011)[1] |
• Per capita | 7.1 per 100,000 (2011)[1] |
Produced feature films (2011)[2] | |
Fictional | 13 (81.3%) |
Animated | 1 (6.3%) |
Documentary | 2 (12.5%) |
Number of admissions (2011)[4] | |
Total | 1,280,000 |
• Per capita | 2.4 (2012)[3] |
Gross box office (2011)[4] | |
Total | €9.4 million |
TheLuxembourgish film industryis quite small. However, many films have been made in the country, both by native filmmakers and by people from other countries.
In 1993,DammentourbyPaul Scheuer(AFO-Productions) andHochzäitsnuecht(Paul Cruchten) won awards at theMax Ophüls FestivalinSaarbrücken.
Since 2003, theLuxembourg Film Awardis awarded for the best productions of Luxembourgian cinema.
List of native feature films made in Luxembourg (selection)
[edit]- L'amour, oui! mais... (1970) directed byPhilippe Schneider
- Wat huet e gesot? (1981) directed byPaul Scheuer,Georges FautschandMaisy Hausemer
- When the Music's Over (1981) directed byAndy Bausch(8 mm)
- E Fall fir sech (1984) directed byMenn BodsonandMarc OlingerstarringJosiane PeifferandRené Pütz
- Congé fir e Mord (1983) directed by Paul Scheuer starring Josiane Peiffer and Paul Scheuer
- Déi zwéi vum Bierg (1985) directed by Menn Bodson,Gast RollingerandMarc OlingerstarringFernand Fox
- Gwyncilla, Legend of Dark Ages (1986) directed by Andy Bausch starringGéraldine KarierandThierry van Werveke
- Die Reise das Land (1986) directed byPaul KiefferandFränk HoffmannstarringMathias KniesbeckandAndré Jung
- Troublemaker (1988) directed by Andy Bausch starring Thierry van Werveke andJochen Senf
- De falschen Hond (1989) directed by Menn Bodson, Gast Rollinger andMarc Olingerstarring André Jung
- Mumm Sweet Mumm (1989) directed by Paul Scheuer,Georges FautschandMaisy Hausemerstarring Josiane Peiffer
- A Wopbopaloobop A Lopbamboom (1989) directed by Andy Bausch starringDésirée Nosbusch,Sabine Bergand Thierry van Werveke
- Schacko Klak (1990) directed by Paul Kieffer and Fränk Hoffmann starring André Jung,Paul GreischandMyriam Muller
- Hochzäitsnuecht(1992) directed byPol Cruchtenstarring Myriam Muller and Thierry van Werveke
- Dammentour (1992) directed by Paul Scheuer,Georges FautschandMaisy Hausemerstarring Josiane Peiffer andGermain Wagner
- Three Shake-a-leg Steps to Heaven (1993) directed by Andy Bausch starringThierry van Werweke,Udo Kier,Eddie ConstantineandDésirée Nosbusch
- Back in Trouble(1997) directed by Andy Bausch starring Thierry van Werveke andMoritz Bleibtreu
- Le Club des Chômeurs (2001) directed by Andy Bausch starring Thierry van Werveke, André Jung and Myriam Muller
- Rendolepsis(2003) directed byMarc Barnig
- La Revanche (2004) directed by Andy Bausch starring Thierry van Werveke, André Jung andSascha Ley
- Zombie Film (2005) directed by Patrick Ernzer & Mike Tereba
- Perl oder Pica(2006) directed byPol Cruchten
- E Liewe laang[lb](1991) directed byMarc Olinger
- Who's Quentin?(2006) directed bySacha Bachim
- Reste bien, mec! (2009) directed byAdolf El Assal
- The Treasure Knights and the Secret of Melusina(2012)
- Heemwéi (2014) directed bySacha Bachim
- Mammejong (2015) directed byJacques Molitor
- Baby(a)lone(2015) directed byDonato Rotunno
- Eng nei Zäit (2015) directed by Christophe Wagner
- Voices from Chernobyl(2016) directed by Pol Cruchten
- Kropemann[lb](2016) directed byPatrick Ernzer
- Rusty Boys (2017) directed by Andy Bausch
- Gutland(2017) directed byGovinda Van Maele
- De Superjhemp retörns (2018) directed byFélix Koch
- Péitruss[lb](2019) directed byMax Jacoby
- De Buttek (2019) directed byLuc Feit
List of native documentary films made in Luxembourg (selection)
[edit]- Il est un petit pays (1937) directed byRené Leclère
- Hamilius: Hip Hop Culture in Luxembourg(2010)
List of foreign films made in Luxembourg (selection)
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Falling Through(2000) - directed byColin Buckseyand starringJames WestandMarjo Baayen
France
[edit]- Une liaison pornographique(1999) - directed byFrédéric Fonteyneand starringNathalie BayeandSergi López
- Elles(1997) directed byLuis Galvão TelesstarringMiou-Miou,Marthe KellerandMarisa Berenson
United Kingdom
[edit]- 8½ Women(1999) - directed byPeter Greenawayand starringJohn StandingandMatthew Delamere
- Dog Soldiers(2002) - directed byNeil Marshalland starringKevin McKiddandSean Pertwee
United States
[edit]- The Diva of Mars(1980) - directed byAndy Chagny
- A House in the Hills(1993) - directed byKen Wiederhornand starringMichael MadsenandHelen Slater
- An American Werewolf in Paris(1997) - directed byAnthony Wallerand starringTom Everett ScottandJulie Delpy
- The First 9½ Weeks(1998) - directed by Alex Wright and starringPaul Mercurio,Clara Bellar,andMalcolm McDowell
- Fortress 2(1999) - directed byGeoff Murphyand starringChristophe Lambert
- The New Adventures of Pinocchio(1999) - directed byMichael Anderson
- New World Disorder(1999) - directed byRichard Spenceand starringRutger Hauer,Andrew McCarthy,andTara FitzGerald
- Wing Commander(1999) - directed byChris Robertsand starringFreddie Prinze, Jr.,Saffron Burrows,andMatthew Lillard
- Shadow of the Vampire(2000) - directed byE. Elias Merhigeand starringJohn MalkovichandWillem Dafoe
- CQ(2001) - directed byRoman Coppolaand starringJeremy DaviesandAngela Lindvall
- The Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003) - directed byPeter Webberand starringScarlett Johansson,Colin Firth,Tom WilkinsonandCillian Murphy
- The Merchant of Venice(2004) - directed byMichael Radfordand starringAl Pacino,Jeremy IronsandJoseph Fiennes
- Retrograde(2004) starringDolph Lundgren.Film was shot in Italy but partly produced in Luxembourg.
See also
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related toCinema of Luxembourg.
- List of Luxembourgish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- Cinema of the world
- World cinema
References
[edit]- ^ab"Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity".UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved5 November2013.
- ^"Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting".UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived fromthe originalon 23 March 2014.Retrieved5 November2013.
- ^"Country Profiles".Europa Cinemas. Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2013.Retrieved9 November2013.
- ^ab"Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)".UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2013.Retrieved5 November2013.
External links
[edit]- Luxembourg - a film country
- Samsa Filmluxembourgish production company
- lucilluxembourgish production company
- Delux Filmluxembourgish production company
- Luxembourg Film Fund
- Troublemaker- a review and a biography of Andy Bausch
- european-films.net- Reviews, trailers, interviews, news and previews of new and upcoming European films (in English)