The Wall (1998 Belgian film)

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Le Mur
Directed by	Alain Berliner
Written by	Alain Berliner
Produced by	Arte France, Haut et Court
Starring	Daniel Hanssens Pascale Bal
Music by	Alain Debaisieux
Release date	18 December 1998 (1998-12-18)
Running time	65 min.
Languages	Dutch, French

The Wall (original title Le Mur) is a 1998 Belgian tragicomedy film, directed by Alain Berliner for the 2000, Seen By... series. The story is a surreal^[1] satirical allegory of the bi-lingual problems in Belgium.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Belgium, 1999. Albert is a 35-year old Walloon philosopher who works as a Belgian fries salesman. His store is located right on the Belgian language border. He serves his customers in Flanders and bakes his fries in Wallonia. Albert fancies the Flemish woman Wendy. After a new year celebration Albert wakes up and discovers to his horror that overnight a giant wall has been built on the language border, effectively separating Flanders from Wallonia. His store is therefore cut in half. As a citizen of Wallonia he is only able to travel to Flanders by using a visa...

Production

The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... project,^[4] initiated by the French company Hout et Court to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.^[5]

Cast

Daniel Hanssens: Albert
Pascale Bal: Wendy
Mil Seghers: Marcel
Michael Pas: Stijn
Peter Michel: Ivo
Damien Gillard: Didier
Peter Rouffaer: Fred
Harry Cleven: Gréviste
Dett Peyskens: Nicole
Laurence Bibot: Journalist
Daniël Van Avermaet: Negotiator
Emile Ringoot: Soldier
Bruno Van De Voorde: Flemish man
François Lahaye: Walloon woman
Julian Cope: Mel
Michèle Laroque: The TV announcer

References

^ Bainbrigge, Susan; Charnley, Joy; Verdier, Caroline (2010). Francographies. ISBN 9781433103483. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ "Critique - Le Mur d'Alain Berliner (Webzine n° 17 - Mai 1998) - Webzine de Cinergie.be". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ "Alain Berliner » Le mur". alainberliner.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23.
^ "Le Mur," Haut et Court, URL accessed 15 August 2016.
^ Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson, Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide, Wallflower Press, 2002, p. 367.

External links

v t e 2000, Seen By...
The Book of Life (Hal Hartley) The First Night of My Life (Miguel Albaladejo) Frankfurt Millennium (Romuald Karmakar) The Hole (Tsai Ming-liang) Last Night (Don McKellar) La Vie Sur Terre (Abderrahmane Sissako) Les Sanguinaires (Laurent Cantet) Midnight (Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas) Tamas and Juli (Ildikó Enyedi) The Wall (Alain Berliner)
Film series by Haut et Court and Arte

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