Ghent founded its Fine Arts Museum even before Belgium became an independent country, providing a haven for some of the most important Flemish paintings. MSK Gent now celebrates its 225th anniversary.
“It’s not just one story, it’s about finding your way in life, about trying to reconnect to nature, what is nature, accepting death, how to say goodbye, how to forgive yourself and others. It’s about life itself.”
Film Fest Ghent has built a reputation over the past half-century as the go-to event for soundtracks.
Like Dhont’s film debut, Girl, – about a transgender teenager determined to become a ballerina – Close struck a nerve at Cannes last May, winning the festival’s Grand Prix.
"I always tell people: If you admire me or you hate me, do it because of what I think and what I say and what I do, not because of who I am."
“It’s an impossible love – a Tristan and Isolde story.”
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