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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    Diepte

    In the credits of the film, Diepte is already described as an ‘absolute film’. The ‘absolute film’ is a genre within the avant-garde film of the 1920s and 1930s. Here the term ‘absolute’ refers to the fact that the cinematic resources...

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    Direction

    In the dunes, a woman shoots arrows with a bow; we hear the sound of the flying arrows, and see the place where they land in the form of a red tulip.

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    Disinter

    A woman walks along a railroad and sees a man and a woman in a sandpit. She tries to interfere in their - static - relationship, but soon leaves the stage. The scene then begins to escalate.

    Disinter lacks a clear narrative...

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    Door I

    We see a courtyard. When the door opens, the viewing direction changes.

     

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    Door II

    The horizon comes to lie diagonally when the door is opened. A slow panning movement shows a courtyard. This is the follow-up to Door I.

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    Don't Forget

    Don’t Forget shows traces of light on film emulsion. Blonk filmed reflections in the water, light passing through a canopy, and moving light sources. By zooming in and making circular camera movements and vibrations caused by long...

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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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    Double Shutter

    Shots of a street filmed from a swing. An additional shutter has been mounted in front of the camera, creating a pulsating flicker effect. This causes the image to be interrupted and divided thirty times per second.

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    Dr. Imbédébilius

    A woman stirs a bowl full of blue soup. In black and white, a man creeps through a room whose walls have been hung with old blankets. The woman takes a spoonful of soup, or does she? The man looks through the wallpaper of blankets into a mirror....

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    Duet voor cello en film

    Using Benjamin Britten’s third cello suite as a starting point, the director depicts four female characters in situations that correspond to the themes of the music.

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