More than 60 new features make their Chicago premieres through March at the European Union Film Festival.
Launched back in 1998, the European Union Film Festival has grown into one of the city's very best cinematic events, the only serious rival in size and quality to the venerable Chicago International Film Festival. This year, through April 3, Gene Siskel Film Festival presents 64 new features from EU member nations, including Chicago premieres of new work by Daniel Auteuil (Fanny, Marius), Francois Ozon (Young & Beautiful), Paul Verhoeven (Tricked), Lukas Moodysson (We Are the Best!), Michael Winterbottom (Everyday, The Trip to Italy), John Akomfrah (The Stuart Hall Project), and Mika Kaurismäki (Road North).…[ Read more ]