Plantage Tamarinde

Summary

Social drama about a plantation owner who sees his world collapse around him.

Planter Sjon Jan van Leent's familiar world is changing. His son is a disappointment, his daughter marries an educated black man, his wife dies and the plantation is not doing well. When he hears his son has made off with some money, he has a heart attack. From his sickbed he thinks about his life and finally he and his wayward children are reconciled.

The English version of Plantage Tamarinde, Tamarind, is significantly different from the Dutch version. Some storylines were left out altogether and the psychological perspective of the film was changed. Several scenes were removed, others added. The Dutch actors - Albert van Dalsum and Elly van Stekelenburg among them - recorded their lines in English.

Information

original title
Plantage Tamarinde
alternative title
Tamarinde
production year
1964
censorship date
01-10-1964
first screening
29-10-1964
country
Netherlands
category
Fiction
applicant reinspection
applicant inspection
original distributor
producer
production company
production company

Images

Cast

Actor

Crew

Technical notations

original length
2848
censorship length
2848
sound
Sound
colour
Black and white
format
35mm

Resources

Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; G1225)

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