È pericoloso sporgersi
Belgium, France / Fiction / 14' / 35mm / Color / 1984
È pericoloso sporgersi tells the story of a child who has been thrust into a position where he must make an impossible decision.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Script: Jaco Van Dormael
Director of Photography: Walther Van Den Ende
Producer: Iblis films, Pierre Drouot, Daniel Van Avermaet
Editing: Susana Rossberg
Sound: Dominique Warnier
Musician: Egisto Macchi
Cast: Dirk Pauwels, Joëlle Waterkeyn, Mathieu Chemin
CV
Jaco Van Dormael was born on February 9, 1957 in Belgium. Van Dormael studied filmmaking at the INSAS in Brussels, where he wrote and directed his first short film, Maedeli la brèche (1981), which received the Honorary Foreign Film Award at the Student Academy Awards. Van Dormael's feature debut, Toto le héros (1991), won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Five years later, Le huitième jour (1996) played at Cannes, where his two leading actors, Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, were jointly awarded the prize for Best Actor. His third feature film, Mr. Nobody (2009), won six Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Filmography
2015 The Brand New Testament
2011 Kiss & Cry
2010 Eole (Kısa / Short)
2009 Mr. Nobody
2006 La ceinture (Kısa / Short)
1995 Lumière and company (Belgesel / Documentary)
1991 Toto le héros
1985 De boot (Kısa / Short)
1985 È pericoloso sporgersi (Kısa / Short)
1983 Sortie de secours (Belgesel / Documentary)
1982 L'imitateur (Belgesel / Documentary)
1981 Stade 81 (Belgesel / Documentary)
1980 Maedeli la brèche (Kısa / Short)
Festivals Attended
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Osaka European Film Festival, Sottodiciotto Filmfestival
Awards
Grand Prix - Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Best Belgian Short - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival