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Jaco Van Dormael Biography

Film director

Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director known for his distinctive humor and profound social commentary. His films often explore themes of family, human relationships, and social issues, earning him a dedicated following.

Knows Fall Falling In Love I Fall In Love

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“There is a big difference between storytelling and being alive. Those are the two things that I prefer in life - telling stories and being alive.”

Two Stories Bigs Differences Alive Storytelling Two Things Telling Stories

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“In stories, everything has to have clear consequences and everything has to focus to the end. Everything at the end will give meaning to everything that precedes. In my own life, the consequences of the choices I've made aren't always very clear. The most beautiful things are sometimes not totally truthful, and the end will not give more meaning to everything that precedes.”

Giving Made Ends Sometimes Stories Beautiful Choices My Own Clear Focus Consequence Truthful Beautiful Things My Own Life

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“If you're not compulsively a monomaniac, you'll never make a film. It's like taking the same chewing gum, every morning, and saying, "Okay, it has a lot of taste," and continuing to chew it.”

Ifs Film Morning Taste Okay Every Morning Continuing Gum Chewing Chewing Gum

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“When I write, I speak with ghosts for years, and I see images that are a little bit out of focus. I see faces, but the faces change. At the moment that it's a real human being that's flesh and bone, it changes a character. It's much more precise and complex.”

Writing Years Humans Littles Real Moments Character Faces Speak Bits Human Beings Focus Little Bit Complexes Bones Flesh Ghost Precise Real Human

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“A film is like a message dropped in a bottle in the sea that somebody finds. Every time somebody finds it, it's a miracle. But, I don't know what the perception will be. I can know what I tried to do, but I never know what the perception is.”

Knows I Can Film Sea Perception Messages Miracle Bottles

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“An actor can play two or three lines where he says one thing, but plays the opposite. That's the most important moving part of a film.”

Two Important Play Film Moving Three Actors Lines One Thing Opposites Moving Parts

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

“Having a big budget, I have no problem with spending the movie. It's fantastic to have a big budget. It gives a lot of time. It gives a lot of freedom. What's difficult is raising the money beforehand, and then when the investor wants the money back, afterwards.”

Want Giving Problem Bigs Difficult Spending Fantastic Budgets Investors No Problem

Author:Jaco Van Dormael

About the Author

Born: February 9, 1957
Known for: Film director
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