2. There are a lot of Belgian actors or actresses. Not all of them are as known as
those from America. A lot of them are known from series. Here are some
examples:
*Matthias Schoenaerts
Known from the films: Rust and Bone (2012),
The Loft (2014)…
*Veerle Baetens
Kown from the film: The Broken Circle
Breakdown (2012)
Known from the serie: Code 37 (since 2009)
ACTORS/ACTRESSES
3. What Belgian actors earn is far from what for example
American actors earn. Each year, Johnny Depp gets
about €58 million. A Belgian actor only €365
thousand. According to a research, 92% of Flemish
actors don’t earn enough money to have a luxurious
life. The most actors/actresses are knwon for playing
in series. They even gain less than the actors/actresses
that play in movies. There are plenty of other jobs in
Belgium that can make you richer than being an actor
or actress.
ACTORS/ACTRESSES
4. There is a lot of humor in Belgium. Stand-up
comedians, televion quizzes, talkshows... There are
a lot of known stand-up comedians. Here are some
examples: Alex Agnew, Philippe Geubels, Urbanus,
Geert Hoste... They make very good shows. A
television quiz I always get a laugh with is ‘De
Slimste Mens (Ter Wereld)’. It’s a television quiz
about all subjects. There is a presenter, two jurors
and three candidates. The presenter has the
funniest laugh ever, the two jurors are always
different but all famous Belgians and the candidates
are often famous too. They always go off topic and
it’s every time something funny or dumb.
HUMOR
5. Here is a part of an episode of ‘De Slimste Mens’:
The presenter asks if anyone can imitate a bird. One
of the jurors says he can and starts. The first sound
he makes is a dove, the second is a parrot that
imitates a dove and the last one is a cuckoo but he’s
not satisfied about himself beacause it still sounds a
bit like a dove.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5csU-Hslrc
HUMOR
6. There are some beautiful Belgian films with a lot of
meaning. Some known directors are: Erik Van Looy, Stijn
Coninckx, Jan Verheyen... They direct comedies, dramas
but also tragedies. I haven’t seen many Belgian films myself.
But the ones I’ve seen, I really like. Belgian films are barely
science-fiction. There is always some reality in it. Often the
films are emotional or rough. I’ll give some examples of
Belgian films:
FILMS
7. ‘Spijt’
It’s a film about a boy who is a bit fat and he gets
bullied for that. But not just some laughs, they really
injure and scold him. He becomes emotionally and
physically a wreck and gives it up eventually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3sOlOMTcNs
FILMS
8. ‘Loft’
‘The loft’ is the American version of it. The story
is the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJZYqGfY
GE
FILMS
9. ‘Black’
The latest Belgian film. A big succes. It’s a rough film
about racism between two cultures. A black girl falls in
love with a Moroccan boy. Their love causes a lot of
trouble and the girl has been told never to see him again
but they fight for it so they can be together. But that has
some consequences.
http://www.black-themovie.com/en/
FILMS
