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Tag Archives: Dutch
The Misfortunates (2009) Felix van Groeningen, Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Read More »
Mother Dao, the Turtlelike (1995) Vincent Monnikendam
In a span of ninety minutes the film aims to show how the Netherlands administered its colony as a colonial enterprise and what the relations were like at the time. Read More »
The Dress (1996) Alex van Warmerdam, Henri Garcin, Ingeborg Elzevier, Khaldoun Elmecky
The Dress is a tale filled with sex, violence, comedy and drama as it follows the life of a dress. Read More »
Daens (1992) Stijn Coninx, Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible Read More »
Lyrical Nitrate (1991) Peter Delpeut, Lyda Borelli, Henny Porten, Anni Timm, Documentary
This film is a compilation of scenes from silent films made between 1905 and 1915 that sat in storage in an Amsterdam cinema for many years. Read More »
The Mark of the Beast (1980) Pieter Verhoeff, Gerard Thoolen, Marja Kok, Peter Faber, Drama
In 1928 at the northern portion of the Netherlands, a person has an affair with the wife of a few of the buddies (who’s in prison at the time). Read More »
The Flying Dutchman (1995) Jos Stelling, René Groothof, Veerle Dobbelaere, René van ‘t Hof, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches Read More »
Interview (2003) Theo van Gogh, Katja Schuurman, Pierre Bokma, Theo Maassen, Drama
A middle-aged journalist interviews the real-life Dutch star Katja Schuurman, in her own loft. Read More »
Istanbul (1985) Marc Didden, Brad Dourif, Dominique Deruddere, Ingrid De Vos, Thriller, Drama
Willy, a student, quits his vacationjob to go to Istanbul with the sinister yet facinating Klamski. Read More »
De dans van de reiger (1966) Fons Rademakers, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean Desailly, Van Doude, Drama
The rich and conservative Edward can not forgive his younger wife who had been unfaithful. She’s trying to get his attention by flirting with a Dutch tourist. Read More »
Het dak van de Walvis / On Top of the Whale (1982) Raoul Ruiz, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu, Herbert Curiel, Fantasy
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia Read More »
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Comedy, Crime
Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo – Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam – The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris – France (L’homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel). Read More »
Papa’s Song (2000) Sander Francken, Victor Bottenbley, Virgill Ford, Tyronne Meerzorg, Drama, Thriller
Despite having enough loose ends to weave a carpet, this psychological thriller from Dutch director Sander Francken boasts an intriguing premise. Read More »
Crazy (2000) Heddy Honigmann, Documentary, War
The haunting experiences of Dutch U.N. peacekeepers are woven together by the powerful influence music has had on their endurance, survival, and memories of war. Read More »