Ultranova (2005)

This Belgian film at the ICA sounded much more interesting in the programme than it was in the viewing.  People joke about Belgium not producing much of note, but Magritte and Delvaux are two of my favourite modern painters, the beer and mussels are great, and I have seen a number of really quirky and memorable Belgian movies; unfortunately this was not one of them, despite its occasional oddities.  It was another non-linear close-up of empty lives in a desolate landscape with little hope of escape to the new beyond of the title. We had actually gone to the venue hoping to view the Italian giallo, "The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave", a film which has eluded me for years which was scheduled to be shown after the above.  However they were unable to obtain a print and the showing was cancelled -- what a pity!