The Arrival of Joachim Stiller

aREALLYREALLYREALLYstrangefilm!<br/>　　DekomstofJoachimStillerisbaseduponthenovelofHubertLampo.Iknowthewriterpersonallyandit'shardtobelievethatsuchacharmingpersonwritessuchastrangebook.<br/>　　Anyway,IfindthismovieoneofthebestBelgianmoviesevermade.Idohavethetelevisionversiononvideo(+-180mins)andthatversionisokay.Neverwatchthecinemaversionbecausethatonlyhasarunningtimeofaprox.120mins.Bycuttingaway60(sixty!!!)minsofscenes(neverunderstoodwhytheydidthis)thestorybecomesverycomplexandyouwillnotunderstandtheplotofthemovie.SoalwaysstaywiththeFULLversionnottheshorterCinema/TVmovieversion!!!!<br/>　　Thismovieisamagicrealismmovie.ArealfinemysteryaboutajournalistnamedFreekwhogetsaletteroneday.Noweverybodygetsletterseverydaysonotworthmakingamovieofthissubjectyouthinknow.Strangethingisthattheletterwaspostedmorethen20yearsbeforeFreekwasborn.HowcouldsomeoneknowwhereFreekshouldlivemorethen20yearslaterasagrownup?Thenmorestrangethingshappen,andonenameisalwaysreturning:'JoachimStiller'Whoishe?What'shismission?Isheanenemyorafriend?FreekwantstoknowwhothatJoachimStillerisandstartssearching.<br/>　　Iwillnottellyouwhathappensandhowthemovieends,becauseyoujusthavetoseeit.It'sanoldmovie,andnospectacularspecialFX,butit'sarealscarymovieinhisownway.Isawthismovieforthefirsttimeatage9,andIcantellyouthatIhadnightmaresofit.SomethingIneverhadorhavewhenwatchingmovies.(evennotthebloodyandscaryhorrormovies.)<br/>　　You'llhavetosearchinprivatecollectionsforthismoviebecauseIheard(it'sarumournotconfirmed)thatthelastmastercopyofthismovieislost(stolen/destroyed???)andnotanymoreinthearchivesofthepublictelevisionStation(VRT,(thattimeknownasBRT))wichwascoproducerandsothechancethey'llevershowthisgreatmovieontelevisionagainisasgoodasnot.