Somewhere Between Here and Now ( Some where Between Here & Now )

Somewhere Between Here and Now (DVD) (*)

~~$20.99~~ $14.97

Original Title: Some where Between Here & Now
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
74 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Olivier Boonjing

Written By:
Olivier Boonjing

Actors:
Lucie Debay ..... Louise
Arieh Worthalter ..... Adrian
Anaël Snoek ..... Zoe
Andres Cifuentes ..... Laundry guy
Antojo ..... Guy with the suitcase
Mathieu Besnard ..... Matt
Pierre Van Heddegem ..... Ex-cab driver
Marion Nguyen The ..... Nightshop girl
Stendec ..... Stendec
Elisabeth Lourtie ..... Tourist
Geoffrey Boissy ..... Tourist
Louise Chardon ..... Tango dancer
Luk Van Den Dries ..... Tango Dancer

Synopsis:

Not a scintillating outline of heavy action, but this is one of those auteur efforts that represents the vision of one clever guy - Olivier Boonjing - who wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited the movie. The plot, such as it is, really just leads the characters to a little mind-making-up rap session, and there's nothing really special about the dialogue - these kids are too screwed up to wax eloquently - save one great scene when they're picked up by a retired cabby who still likes to drive around at night, pick up hitchhikers and give tourist raps about the local sights and restaurants. He's cool. No, Boonjing's best claim to fame in this here and now is the brilliant cinematography. From the opening montage of verité Asian scenes to the formal architectural symmetries of Brussels, Boonjing offers up a dazzling array of visual delights - both by day and night - as he effortlessly tracks the obsessive movements of his young and restless characters in their vain searches for themselves.

Our story involves the chance meetings experienced by Louise (Lucie Debay) on her first day back in Brussels after returning from a year-long impulse trip to Asia. What plot there is awkwardly twists around her unwanted relationship with the confused Adrian (Arieh Worthalter), a broken-hearted boy on his way out of town who relentlessly chases Louise until they unexpectedly come across his old flame, Zoe (Anaël Snoek). While this may appear to be the old love triangle story redressed with backpacks, there's less to this trippy trio than what meets the eye. Zoe is basically a catalyst who sets up the movie's finale, and the main action revolves around the ying/yang of Louise and Adrian, one returning, one going, and both seemingly locked in or out of the here and now, unable to truly return or leave and weaving around each other in a unplanned dance of procrastination.

It's not often one ponders the space between here and now, but in this fascinating film it seems to be: the Here is Brussels, home to the action, and the Now is how the Here is perceived by a group of young and emotionally distraught travelers. Put another way, Somewhere Between Here And Now (SBHN) is a desperately empty place, full of solitary histories, no futures and bulging backpacks. Lonely Planet, indeed.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 March, 2011.