North sea texas was released in 2012 on friday, november 2, 2012 in limited movie theaters. October 31, 2012 recently, popular films about gay characters have started moving beyond the overarching plot about societys acceptance of sexual identity. North sea texas was my first ever lgbt foreign language film and could not of. North sea texas noordzee, texas film at lincoln center. There are currently two videos available for the film, of. In 20 it was screened in the tel aviv international lgbt film festival, tlvfest. North sea texas the 2011 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Rent north sea texas 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Pim lives with his exbeauty queen, single mother in a small town on the belgian coast. Nov 02, 2012 video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. Noordzee, texas north sea, texas pim and gino runaway. Pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema.
Film at lincoln center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching. 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. Defurne keeps the film s palette fairly grey, except for pops of bright reds, yellows, and oranges. The cast is topnotch particularly the two young leads who give brave, raw performances. Adapted from andre sollies novel, north sea texas is on familiar ground. Drawing affecting performances from a fledgling cast, defurnes film is a. It has the look and feel of a fairy tale, but deals with universal, reallife themes. In this country, of course, such stories of gay teenage sexuality would be. The 2011 belgian film north sea texas, whose story is focused on love and the confusion of youth, aptly addresses the importance of ones decisions. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with gino, the handsome boy next door.
Apr 04, 2012 bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it feel fresh, acutely observed and charming. 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. But while the movie is often pretty, its only intermittently compelling. Everything you need to know about north sea texas movie 2012.
There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including wreckit ralph, vamps and flight. North sea texas is a colorful, gorgeously crafted gay comingofage film that will be remembered. An introverted and lonely soul, he brightens up his days by drawing and daydreaming. 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. In the height of his adolescent passions, pim begins to fantasise about gino, the dashing older boy from next door a relationship which seems all too likely to end in disappointment. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Five questions with north sea texas director bavo defurne. Trailer for north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered comingofager. Bavo defurnes north sea texas does just that, telling a familiar story yet managing to make it feel fresh, acutely observed and charming. Film guide lgbt history month, 1 feb 1 mar a film guide that looks at north sea texas 2011, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. A teenage boys search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.
The colors, plus the melancholic, dreamy feel, are reminiscent of a douglas sirk film. Lacking much depth or spark, north sea texas feels like a short film. Pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. North sea texas the belgian society of cinematographers. The lead character of the story is pim, a young boy who lives with his single mother in a big house on the belgian coast. A soulful, slightly hyperreal comedy chris packham, village voice. Well, lets just say there are plenty of bumps along the way in his film north sea, texas. A native belgian and graduate of a brussels art school, writerdirector bavo defurne isnt interested in being a fly on the wall. The film was also screened at the london lesbian and gay film festival and was released april 6, 2012 in the uk. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish comingofage film and the first feature film from cult director bavo defurne. 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.
October 31, 2012 recently, popular films about gay characters have started moving beyond the overarching plot about societys acceptance of. Video archive for the film north sea texas, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. North sea texas was released on dvd in the united kingdom region 2 on 6 august 2012 from peccadillo pictures. North sea texas is awash in blues and greys, evoking a picture postcard of the seaside town that these characters call home. 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. The plot is pretty straightforward and little subplots. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. This seems to be in line with a particular european strand of comingofage stories, with 1996s beautiful thing and the 1998 swedish film show me love both sharing a similarly steely pallor.
North sea texas, like pim, is a quiet and contemplative film. See the full list of north sea texas cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A simmering drama powered by fully drawn characters and fine performances. Its an adorable film about growing up that happens to showcase a wonderfully complex and almost tragic relationship between pim, the main character, and gino, and older boy and lifelong friend. North sea texas is a toothless comingofage story set in a small belgian town sometime around 1970. North sea texas is not a film of high drama but of personal relationships. Pim jelle florizoone is a 15yearold boy living in a dull belgian coastal town. Jan 17, 2012 trailer for north sea texas a lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered comingofager. Noordzee, texas is a 2011 flemish drama film and the first feature. An introverted boy, pim brightens up his days with drawing and dreaming up fantasy lives. The is a little fic about the belgian film north sea texas.
May 15, 2012 pretty but far from compelling, north sea texas breaks no new grounds in queer cinema. The most striking thing about north sea texas is the handsome precision of its aesthetic, which, from the windswept beaches of its coastal setting to the 70s duds that match home decor, comes close to endowing the film with a magicalrealist vibe. Much of this comes from evoking a strong sense of the early 1970s, great cinematography and excellent performances from a mostly inexperienced cast. Apr 06, 2012 north sea texas is not a film of high drama but of personal relationships. Watch north sea texas online vimeo on demand on vimeo. 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. A teenage boys search for love finds him infatuated with an older boy who lives nearby.