Any Way the Wind Blows (film)

Any Way the Wind Blows is a 2003 Belgian film directed by Tom Barman, the lead singer of the Belgian rockband dEUS. The film is set in Antwerp and follows the lives of several characters intertwining with each other. Thanks to its rock music, jazz, pop and electronica music soundtrack, the film has become a cult film.[2] The theme song Summer's Here by Magnus was a hit at the time.[3][4][5]

Any Way the Wind Blows
Film poster
Directed byTom Barman
Produced byKaat Camerlynck
Christian Pierre
Alex Stockman
Written byTom Barman
StarringFrank Vercruyssen
Diane De Belder
Eric Kloeck
Music byMagnus
Tom Barman
Distributed byCinéart
Release date
  • May 2003 (2003-05) (Cannes)
  • 18 June 2003 (2003-06-18) (Belgium)[1]
Running time
125 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch
French
English

Premise

Set in Antwerp on a sunny Friday in the beginning of June, eight people dream of having a different life. There is wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip, fighting and in the evening, a party.

Cast
  • Frank Vercruyssen as Walter
  • Diane De Belder as Lara
  • Eric Kloeck as Paul Garcin
  • Natali Broods as Natalie
  • Matthias Schoenaerts as Chouki
  • Dirk Roofthooft as Firmin
  • Jonas Boel as Frederique
  • Titus De Voogdt as Felix
  • Sam Louwyck as Windman
  • Annick Christiaens as Elsie
  • Cedric Faes as Charlie
  • Ides Meire as Thomas
  • Louise Fimmers as Julie
  • Katelijne Damen as Grandmother
  • Diane Meersman as Jessie
  • Johan Heldenbergh as Schoesetters

Soundtrack
  1. Magnus as "Summer's Here"
  2. Charles Mingus as "Mysterious Blues"
  3. Squarepusher as "My Red Hot Car"
  4. Toy as "Suspicion"
  5. Oliver Nelson as "Elegy For A Duck"
  6. Max Berlin as "Elle Et Moi"
  7. Charlie Parker as "In the still of the night"
  8. Young MC as "Got More Rhymes"
  9. The Kids as "There Will Be No Next Time"
  10. Yazoo as "Situation"
  11. Tiefschwarz as "Acid Soule"
  12. Magnus as "Rhythm Is Deified"
  13. Ils as "Next Level / 6 Space"
  14. J.J. Cale as "Magnolia"
  15. Evil Superstars as "Holy Spirit Come Home"
  16. Stade as "Anatonal"
  17. Aphrodite as "Lava Flows"
  18. Roots Manuva as "Witness One Hope"
  19. Herbie Hancock as "Curiosity"

References
  1. "Any Way the Wind Blows". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Cult Classics: The Best of Belgian Cinema". Theculturetrip.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  3. https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid1465557/magnus-br-summer-s-here
  4. https://www.humo.be/humo-archief/396407/afscheid-van-magnus-in-10-songs
  5. https://focus.knack.be/entertainment/muziek/tom-barman-en-cj-bolland-stoppen-met-elektroproject-magnus/article-normal-922595.html?cookie_check=1571015132


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