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Tag Archives: Dutch
The Little Blonde Dead AKA De kleine blonde dood (1993) Jean van de Velde, Antonie Kamerling, Olivier Tuinier, Loes Wouterson
Poet Valentijn comes in contact with his former teacher Mieke. After a brief relationship Valentijn leaves her. Read More »
Leak AKA Lek (2000) Jean van de Velde, Cas Jansen, Ricky Koole, Thomas Acda
Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the Dutch crime scene Read More »
Max Havelaar (1976) Fons Rademakers, Peter Faber, Sacha Bulthuis, Adendu Soesilaningrat
An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is convinced that he can make the kinds of changes Read More »
The 4th Man AKA De vierde man (1983) Paul Verhoeven, Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman
The morbid Catholic writer Gerard Reve who is bisexual, alcoholic and has frequent visions of death Read More »
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 »
Isabelle (2011) Ben Sombogaart, Halina Reijn, Tineke Caels, Wim Opbrouck
A famous actress finds herself captured by a morbidly deranged paintress. 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 »