The morbid Catholic writer Gerard Reve who is bisexual, alcoholic and has frequent visions of death Read More »
Tag Archives: Dutch
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short AKA De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen (1966) André Delvaux, Senne Rouffaer, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Hector Camerlynck
A schoolteacher (Miereveld or “field of ants”) is entranced by one of his students (Fran). Read More »
Village by the River AKA Dorp aan de rivier (1958) Fons Rademakers, Max Croiset, Mary Dresselhuys, Bernard Droog
An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins Read More »
Siberia (1998) Robert Jan Westdijk, Roeland Fernhout, Hugo Metsers, Vlatka Simac
Goof and Hugo are flatmates in Amsterdam who have made a tidy sum from having sex with tourists, then robbing them. Read More »
Quiz (2012) Dick Maas, Barry Atsma, Hanna Verboom, Susan Radder
A famous game show host is being harassed in a restaurant by a strange man who claims to have kidnapped his wife and daughter. Read More »
Caged (2011) Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Chantal Demming, Babette Holtmann, Victor Reinier
After years of suppressing her desires, Stella finds she can no longer ignore her deep-rooted longings. Read More »
Pastorale 1943 (1978) Wim Verstappen, Frederik de Groot, Leen Jongewaard, Coen Flink
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator. Read More »
Off Screen (2005) Pieter Kuijpers, Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten
March 11th, 2002. John R. takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam biggest skyscraper. Read More »
Dakota (1974) Wim Verstappen, Kees Brusse, Monique van de Ven, Willeke van Ammelrooy
A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his DC3/Dakota plane in the air. Read More »
Outsider in Amsterdam (1979) Wim Verstappen, Rijk de Gooyer, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy
When a hanged man is found, the question is whether it is suicide or murder. Read More »
Everyman (1975) Jos Stelling, George Bruens, Henk Douze, Bob Kars
Elckerlyc is a man without scruples living in Medieval times. Read More »
The Trouble with Money (1936) Max Ophüls, Herman Bouber, Rini Otte, Matthieu van Eysden
When bank messenger Brand realises that 50,000 pounds sterling have gone missing in Amsterdam, it is a catastrophe for him. Read More »
Little Sister (1995) Robert Jan Westdijk, Kim van Kooten, Romijn Conen, Hugo Metsers
After several years without contact, Martijn visits his sister Daantje, who just started to live on her own in Amsterdam. Read More »
Blind (2007) Tamar van den Dop, Joren Seldeslachts, Halina Reijn, Katelijne Verbeke
In late 19th century’s Netherlands, an albino woman and a blind man develop an indiscriminate love for one another. Will love be blind? Read More »
The Conscript (1974) Roland Verhavert, Jan Decleir, Ansje Beentjes, Gaston Vandermeulen
In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion Read More »