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Johan Leysen

Actor

Films

Zeno from the abyss

Zeno from the abyss

By Françoise Levie

2019 | 68 min | Documentary

Zénon is the hero of “The Abyss”, the famous novel by Marguerite Yourcenar published in 1968. He is also the main character in André Delvaux’s film, played by Gian Maria Volonte, for the movie adaptation of the same book in 1988. But what does Zénon represent for us today, and what has become of him? How can this entirely fictional philosopher, doctor, alchemist and inventor from the Renaissance help us understand the era in which he lived as well as our own in these uncertain times? This is what ...

Missing Link

Missing Link

By Ger Poppelaars

1999 | 94 min | Kids & Family

A young boy develops a passion for archeology and tries to unravel the truth about his ancestry.

Dilemma

Dilemma

By Freddy Coppens

1990 | 97 min | Thriller

She's a lawyer with a social conscience. He's a calculating industrialist who keeps many deals hidden from her. But when she discovers that her husband is involved in illegal arms traffic and is also having an affair with one of her colleagues, a direct confrontation ensues.

Le lit

Le lit

By Marion Hänsel

1982 | 80 min | Timeless

In this somber movie, Martin (Heinz Bennent), a sculptor, is dying in his bed on a barge that floats along a fog-shrouded waterway. As he agonizingly descends into a final oblivion, his second wife is at his bedside, comforted by his first wife -- also present. Director and writer Marion Hansel stands at a slight remove while the last day in the life of the moribund man, with all its pain, is interspersed with flashbacks to happier times with his second wife. Some of the dialogue is oddly artificial ...