Rondom het Oudekerksplein
Summary
Following a method often used on television of combining monologues and interviews with visual impressions not necessarily having a synchronized relationship with the soundtrack, Roeland Kerbosch set out to give an impression of Amsterdam's 'red light district', right in the heart of the Old City around the historic Old Church.
The director himself says that he did not want to make a 'research documentary', to point to causes or draw conclusions, but was solely concerned with showing facts and giving information. The central figure in his film is 'Herring Harry' a colourful personality of the district, whom he uses as a guide to show the viewer round an unusual milieu with its own customs and its own moral values.
Information
original title
Rondom het Oudekerksplein
alternative title
Haring Arie
Rondom het Oude Kerksplein
production year
1968
censorship date
01-07-1968
first screening
15-08-1968
country
Netherlands
geographical names
genre
keywords
applicant inspection
director
original distributor
person (on screen)
person (on screen)
person (on screen)
producer
production company
Images
Cast
Actor
Crew
- Director
- Producer
- Sound
- Camera
- Editing
- Editing
- Editing
Technical notations
runtime
83
original length
2277
censorship length
2277
sound
Sound
colour
Black and white
format
35mm