25 degres en hiver (25 Degrees in Winter)
Mood:  suave
Topic: Everyday life (weirdness)
I came home late and I knew I was gonna arrive late. On top of that it was raining, I was tired and hungry and not a single cab around. Still, although totally not in the mood anymore, I went, and that was good... It was sitting on the theatre, that made me miss my good old Lumiere and my all-time movie buddy E.
Belgium movies... they have something... more than Dutch movies, that's for sure. I still remember very well having seen this one about a little boy who wants to be a girl, "Ma vie en rouge". Brilliant, just plain brilliant !!! This little pearl showed us Brussels the way it is; one of the first scenes shows us Brussels indeed the way it can be seen on a cold depressing winterday with a meagre beam of sunshine. Having been there more than once I can recognise it; the true tristesse of Brussels, caught very well. But despite all the disasters that the main character encounters in this whole single day, he and the people around him gradually colour the atmosphere, building up the good-feeling gradually throughout the movie. Yes my movie-buddie, this is another Belgium pearl and you better go and watch it, hope you enjoy...