William Elsschot Movies
Frank Van Passel's adaptation of William Elsschot's novella Villa des Roses stars Julie Delpy. Delpy is a French maid who works at a home for the poor and unfortunate. She becomes pregnant, and is forced to risk a dangerous abortion. The director employed digital effects to help create the elaborate visual design of the film. Villa des Roses was screened at the Hollywood Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julie Delpy, Shaun Dingwall, (more)
- 1973
Nothing much happens in this Belgian drama. Laarmans (Romain De Coninck) is an old man, and finds his family life claustrophobic. Most evenings, he escapes the confines of the house and wanders around Antwerp's red-light district. Three Afghani men who have become sailors approach him one evening, asking him to help them find a certain girl. As he wanders around the city with the three sailors, he fantasizes about what this girl must be like, but they never find her. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
