Spotlight on Benoît Poelvoorde ~ Anthony Balducci's Journal

Monday, November 19, 2018

Spotlight on Benoît Poelvoorde

In the last few months, I have come to appreciate the versatile talents of Belgian actor Benoît Poelvoorde. For more than a quarter of a century, Poelvoorde has turned in strong performances in a wide range of roles. He has played a vicious hit man, a bungling cop, a coarse carpenter, a dispirited photographer, a shy chocolate maker, a lonely millionaire, and a creepy veterinarian. Oh, I almost forgot, he played God in one film.

Here is a select list of the actor's films:

C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992) (English title: Man Bites Dog)

Les randonneurs (1997) (English title: Hikers)

Les convoyeurs attendent (1999)

Les portes de la gloire (2001) (English title: Doors of Glory)

Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001)

Le Boulet (2001) (English title: Dead Weight)

Podium (2004)

Aaltra (2004)

Cult Films provided the following plot summary:

In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.

Entre ses mains (2005)