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Jaco Van Dormael

Jaco Van Dormael

Belgian director and writer
February 9, 1957 (67 years old)
Bel. 2015. Fantasy comedy by Jaco Van Dormael with Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Marco Lorenzini. In present-day Brussels, a grumpy and egotistical God, happily working for the misfortune of humanity, sees his young daughter determined to write a brand new Testament.
Runtime: 113 min.

Nicholas on Holiday

V.O.: Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas
Fr. 2014. Comedy by Laurent Tirard with Mathéo Boisselier, Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad. While on vacation at the seaside, a kid convinced that his parents want to force him to marry a strange little girl does everything possible to make the project fail.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 2009. Science-fiction by Jaco Van Dormael with Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger. In a future world where immortality has become the norm, the last mortal confides to a journalist the intertwined memories of his multiple past lives.
Runtime: 139 min.

The Eighth Day

V.O.: Le Huitième Jour
Bel. 1996. Dramatic comedy by Jaco Van Dormael with Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou.
Runtime: 123 min.
Bel. 1990. Dramatic comedy by Jaco Van Dormael with Michel Bouquet, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet. An old man who has led a gloomy life wants to kill an old childhood neighbour whom he considers responsible for his misfortunes.
Runtime: 90 min.

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