A Distant Neighborhood (film)

A Distant Neighborhood (French: Quartier Lointain) is a 2010 internationally co-produced fantasy film directed by Sam Garbarski. The screenplay, written by Garbarski alongside Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband, was based on the manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. The film stars Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara and Léo Legrand, with Évelyne Didi, Lionel Abelanski and Tania Garbarski in supporting roles.

A Distant Neighborhood
Theatrical release poster
FrenchQuartier Lointain
Directed bySam Garbarski
Written by
Based onA Distant Neighborhood
by Jiro Taniguchi
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byLudo Troch
Music byAir
Distributed byWild Bunch
Release date
  • 20 May 2010 (2010-05-20)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
LanguageFrench

The film tells the story of Thomas Verniaz, a middle-aged family man who accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown and visits his mother's grave. Thomas is then transported back in time, and discovers that he's a teenager again, but with all of his adult memories intact.

A Distant Neighborhood was met with mostly positive reviews, with critics commending its faithfulness to the source material and the performances of its cast, particularly Zaccaï and Legrand. It received five nominations at the 2011 Magritte Awards, including Best Director for Garbarski, and went on to win Best Production Design for Véronique Sacrez.[1]

Cast

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Festival du Film Francophone[2] Views of the Present Sam Garbarski Nominated
Magritte Award[3] Best Director Sam Garbarski Nominated
Best Actor Jonathan Zaccaï Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Tania Garbarski Nominated
Best Production Design Véronique Sacrez Won
Best Costume Design Claire Dubien Nominated
Rome Film Festival[4] Alice in the City Prize Nominated
Transatlantyk Festival[5] Audience Award Nominated
Young Artist Award[6] Best Young Performer Léo Legrand Nominated

References
  1. Engelen, Aurore (6 February 2012). "Bouli Lanners Awarded In Brussels". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "25ème édition Namur" (in French). FIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. Marsh, James (10 January 2012). "Bullhead bags 9 Nominations at Belgian Film Awards". Screen Anarchy. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. Rauco, Emanuele (29 October 2010). ""Quartier Lointain" di Sam Garbarski". Cinefile (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Transatlantyk 2011". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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