1.  An unlikely romantic comedy by the avant-garde Belgian director Chantal Akerman, this film had not found anyone willing to release it in American theaters.

2.  Belgian director Alain Berliner, in his first film, deals with a difficult subject in a daring way.

3.  But many in the crowd howled their disapproval when Guy Joosten -- a Belgian director making his debut in Britain -- took a bow.

4.  Now, the Belgian director is trying to get people to see his first film.