Jean-Claude Van Damme: ”With every movie you make, you always hope it will find its way in the jungle”
One of the many highlights of the well-attended 12th edition of the Ostend Film Festival in Belgium was the visit of martial artist, action hero, and screen star Jean-Claude Van Damme (b. 1960). Du…
Émilie Dequenne: “When I choose a role I wish to play, I don’t take it for granted, I don’t take it too lightly”
Jane Greer had told me so. And how right she was. When I first met her for an interview at her Los Angeles home many years ago, I had a few issues with me of Film en Televisie, a Belgian film perio…
New Audrey Hepburn exhibition in the Netherlands: “The secret of Ella and Audrey”
Recently, a new Audrey Hepburn exhibition opened at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein, located in Oosterbeek, near Arnhem (Holland), titled Motherliness: The secret of Ella & Audrey—Family secret…
Peter Van den Begin: “Film is the art of make-believe, so I make you believe what my character is all about”
Where do you begin with Peter Van den Begin? For those who are not familiar with his body of work, he’s been one of the most sought-after stage, TV, and screen actors in the Low Countries for…
Natali Broods: “My main goal is to become a better actress by playing roles that I’ve never played before”
The career of four-time Ensor Award-nominated actress Natali Broods (b. 1976) has been going pretty strong in Belgium, her native country. Ranging from stage roles in plays such as “Who’…
Veerle Baetens: “The audience must identify with a character, they have to recognize themselves”
Who is Veerle Baetens, you might think. And you’re right. So far, this 37-year old captivating and very gifted actress is world-famous in her native Flanders, but right now, she’s expanding h…
“From Switzerland, with love”: in the footsteps of Academy Award-winning actress Audrey Hepburn
I always thought it was pretty intriguing that some of Hollywood’s most enduring screen personalities decided at one point to move to the European continent while at the peak of their careers…
When you wish upon a star: Audrey Hepburn’s early years in her native Elsene, near Brussels
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, in Elsene near Brussels. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (1889–1980), was of Austrian and British descent, while her moth…
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