Dutch film history

This database contains information about film in the Netherlands, and is gradually being expanded. At this moment, you can find information about early films (from ca. 1900-1930) and about experimental films.

Note: Many records provide information about a film, but do not show the film itself (due to copyright restrictions, or because the film has been lost over the course of time). Click here to see a list of films that can actually be viewed.

 

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    Plantage Tamarinde

    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...

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    Morgen gaat het beter!

    Romantic comedy about a young woman's unexpected career as a radio presenter.

    Willy Verhulst (Lily Bouwmeester) who is still coming to terms with the death of her mother, loses her father as well, just as she is about to sit her final exams...

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    Geert Tijssens

    Dutch actor.

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    Greta Gijswijt

    Dutch actress.

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    Along the Road 5: No Rush

    In a number of long shots, a two-masted ship is filmed from unexpected angles as it sails along the Rhine-Schie canal.

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    Dormitory Town

    A short experimental film about a man and a woman in a flat in a dormitory town. Their relationship is outlined in three scenes. The passion is gone, and there is almost no more communication.

    The film was strongly inspired by the work of...

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    Modelling

    On the edge of a piece of reclaimed nature, a model poses for an artist. He sketches her portrait, and then take pictures of the model in different creations. Eventually she poses nude for him.

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    Observations 1: My Street

    Observations are six short documentaries which examine everyday life in a melancholy and humorous way. The observations radiate the joy of looking.

    1 - My Street

    Construction work on an Amsterdam street.

    2 - Evening...

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    Observations 6: Did You Enjoy?

    Short film from a series of six films about the pleasure of watching.

    A group of Surinamese and Antilleans goes on an excursion to traditional Dutch sights such as Marken, Volendam and Wijk aan Zee.

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    Hors d'oeuvre

    Twelve different everyday events that become special and sometimes even absurd by virtue of their ordinariness.

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