Any Way the Wind Blows (film)

Any Way the Wind Blows
Any Way the Wind Blows
	Film poster
Directed by	Tom Barman
Written by	Tom Barman
Produced by	; Christian Pierre;
Starring	; ;
Music by	Magnus; Tom Barman
Distributed by
Release dates	May 2003 (Cannes); 18 June 2003 (Belgium);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Belgium
Languages	Dutch; French; English

Any Way the Wind Blows is a 2003 Belgian film directed by Tom Barman, the lead singer of the Belgian rockband dEUS. The film is set in Antwerp and follows the lives of several characters intertwining with each other. Thanks to its rock music, jazz, pop and electronica music soundtrack, the film has become a cult film.^[2] The theme song Summer's Here by Magnus was a hit at the time.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Premise[]

Set in Antwerp on a sunny Friday in the beginning of June, eight people dream of having a different life. There is wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip, fighting and in the evening, a party.

Cast[]

Frank Vercruyssen as Walter
Diane De Belder as Lara
Eric Kloeck as Paul Garcin
Natali Broods as Natalie
Matthias Schoenaerts as Chouki
Dirk Roofthooft as Firmin
Jonas Boel as Frederique
Titus De Voogdt as Felix
Sam Louwyck as Windman
Annick Christiaens as Elsie
Cedric Faes as Charlie
Ides Meire as Thomas
Louise Fimmers as Julie
Katelijne Damen as Grandmother
Diane Meersman as Jessie
Johan Heldenbergh as Schoesetters

Soundtrack[]

Magnus as "Summer's Here"
Charles Mingus as "Mysterious Blues"
Squarepusher as "My Red Hot Car"
as "Suspicion"
Oliver Nelson as "Elegy For A Duck"
as "Elle Et Moi"
Charlie Parker as "In the still of the night"
Young MC as "Got More Rhymes"
The Kids as "There Will Be No Next Time"
Yazoo as "Situation"
Tiefschwarz as "Acid Soule"
Magnus as "Rhythm Is Deified"
Ils as "Next Level / 6 Space"
J.J. Cale as "Magnolia"
Evil Superstars as "Holy Spirit Come Home"
Stade as "Anatonal"
Aphrodite as "Lava Flows"
Roots Manuva as "Witness One Hope"
Herbie Hancock as "Curiosity"

References[]

^ "Any Way the Wind Blows". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Cult Classics: The Best of Belgian Cinema". Theculturetrip.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
^ "Magnus -Summer's Here".
^ "Afscheid van Magnus in 10 songs". 26 November 2018.
^ "Tom Barman en CJ Bolland stoppen met elektroproject Magnus". 8 November 2017.

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[1] "Any Way the Wind Blows". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[theculturetrip.com-2] "Cult Classics: The Best of Belgian Cinema". Theculturetrip.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

[3] "Magnus -Summer's Here".

[4] "Afscheid van Magnus in 10 songs". 26 November 2018.

[5] "Tom Barman en CJ Bolland stoppen met elektroproject Magnus". 8 November 2017.

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