You can also watch the clip on youtube below. The movie was in Flemish and after watching the trailer you will see why I chose to learn French not Flemish. (they speak both in Belgium depending on the area you are in)
Both Joe and I liked it but I don't think it was a comedy maybe something was lost in the translation. It was fun to see the country again and see them shopping in Colryt (spelling) it is like a warehouse grocery store. Between Joe and I chatting and the man behind use talking someone actually quieted us. I didn't think we were that loud but the man behind us was really loudly talking to his wife. I think he was deaf and didn't know he was talking that loud. For a Sunday night and a movie that was only playing in one theater in LA it was pretty packed. I was looking around the theater before it started and was wondering why all these people would want to see this movie...did they also have a connection to Belgium?? Or did they like Flemish?? do they like very independent movies???
Moscow, or 'Moscou' in Flemish, is a densely populated working class neighborhood on the outskirts of Ghent, Belgium. That's where Matty (Barbara Sarafian), an ordinary housewife with nothing but three kids to her name, works at the post office. Her art teacher husband Werner (Johan Heldenbergh) has run off to the bedroom of one of his students. At 43, life seems pretty hopeless. Then she gets in a fender-bender at the grocery store with 29-year-old truck driver Johnny (Jurgen Delnaet). After some harsh words, Johnny finds himself attracted to Matty, who finds that she likes being wanted. A romance ensues just as her wandering husband comes home. Now the center of attention, Matty must choose whether to settle back into the life she was leading or step into the unknown. A heartfelt dramatic comedy about a woman whose soul is full of dents and bruises, from award-winning director Christophe Van Rompaey.
