CLASSE DE MAÎTRE FELIX VAN GROENINGEN

Bars, booze and music feature strongly in his films. There’s energy and dreams of America, but also a strong “Belgianness” that’s as sentimental as it is trashy. Above all, there’s lots of love. Bursting onto the international film scene in 2004 with Steve+Sky, 39-year-old Flemish filmmaker Félix Van Groeningen has established his voice, tone, sincerity and style so successfully that his most recent work, Belgica, copped the best director award at this year’s...