De dans van de reiger

Summary

Psychological thriller about a love triangle, based on a screenplay by Hugo Claus.

The film takes its theme from the mating dance of the heron.

A woman, dissatisfied with her marriage, tries to goad her husband into ‘dancing’ for her, which may at the same time be interpreted as acceptance of the more playful side of life.

The action takes place on an island off the coast of Yugoslavia, where the married couple are on holiday. She begins a flirtation with a ridiculous Dutch tourist in order to force her husband into a sort of action. Edward fakes an attempt at suicide and Elena is finally convinced that he is not indifferent to what she does.

Information

original title
De dans van de reiger
foreign release title
Feuer auf der Haut
The Dance of the Heron
production year
1966
censorship date
11-03-1966
first screening
07-04-1966
country
Germany, Netherlands
geographical names
category
Fiction
production company
production company

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Cast

Actor

Crew

Technical notations

runtime
92
original length
2476
censorship length
2476
sound
Sound
colour
Black and white
format
35mm

Resources

Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; I299)

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