September 04, 2014

Jan Decleir


Jan Decleir has such a 'présence' that I would spot him a mile away.. and that is what happened today while I was walking in Antwerp, obviously for this occasion on the wrong side of the road. 
Jan Decleir is one of today's greatest, if not the greatest,  Belgian actors. It is impossible to do him justice in a few sentences. I for instance vividly remember his absolutely brilliant lead role in  the movie Daens. Read Decleirs biography here:
http://toneelhuis.be/backend/en/artist/jan-decleir?interface_language=fr
" He starred in Academy Award winning movies as Karakter and Antonia and the Oscar-nominated social drama Daens
In 2003 he had the starring role in the critically acclaimed thriller The Memory of a Killer (The Alzheimer Case) of which the leading American critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review: "Jan Decleir never goes for the easy effect, never pushes too hard, is a rock-solid occupant of his character. Everything he has to say is embodied, not expressed. Talks are under way for a Hollywood remake, but this performance will not be easily equaled. Gene Hackman, maybe. Morgan Freeman. Robert Mitchum, if he were alive. Decleir is the real thing."
For his role in The Barons, he received the Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Decleir
http://www.cafematicantwerpen.be

13 comments:

  1. Goed gezien! Hij is zeker een groot acteur om trots op te zijn.

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  2. Heb jij geluk gehad. Heeft hij nu een stalkster? Knappe foto's.

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    1. De man weet niet wat hem te wachten staat, Joke ;)

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  3. heel mooi gedaan het lukt niet iedereen om hem op de foto te krijgen.

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    1. Hij valt op, zelfs van op afstand, het was niet echt moeilijk. Noem het een toevalstreffer.

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  4. Hallo Anni,
    Tja... wij zij hier bij ons ver van het "star system" zoals in de states :-)
    Mooie plaatjes!
    Frans

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    1. gelukkig maar
      en hoe geweldig dat die man zo maar ongestoord kan rondlopen..

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  5. Knap gespot Anni...

    éen van onze beste acteurs

    groeten

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  6. Jan is a champion indeed. a great actor.

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