Yellow Viel have announced the theartical and VOD dates for their release of Claude Schmitz’s deadpan thriller, The Other Laurens. The Belgian flick hits cinemas on August 23rd and VOD on the 27th.
If you read through press releases you will see that our own Dustin is quoted from his review when The Other Laurens played at Cannes.
A case of mistaken identity in Claude Schmitz’s The Other Laurens plays out like a neo-noir directed by Aki Kaurismaki or a Belgian Big Lebowski with New Wave aesthetics… The Other Laurens has the look and feel of highly stylized 1980’s New Wave aesthetics; think of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Diva or Luc Besson’s Subway. It’s in the yellow of the sports car, Jade’s tight blue jeans and black leather jackets, and neon signs of a nightclub… The Other Laurens is an enjoyable deadpan noir with visual flair, resembling the cool era of filmmaking.
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