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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    Maasbeeld van Auke de Vries

    Impressions of the ‘Maasbeeld’ sculpture made by the artist Auke de Vries. The artwork connects Rotterdam’s new Willembrug with the old railway bridge. We see the image from the water and from the quay, and follow the movements of passers-by,...

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    De macht der twee

    Duality is the starting point for this collection of Luyken-like associations: his two sons at different locations perform small actions; signed a cross returns as three-dimensional shape; indoor and outdoor spaces. The soundtrack features the...

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    Mad Nest

    Mad Nest is the second Parisian film by Tajiri. It is a collage-like film in which Tajiri uses different techniques and image material. A large part of the film consists of images that were created by drawing or scratching directly on...

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    Madame Ivonne

    Buenos Aires in the 1930s: a couple dancing a tango, with only their feet visible. Horse races from the same period, and authentic footage of a Parisian count, move across the image, with the same background music of the tango. Even when the...

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    Madseeing

    In sequence, we see an acrobat, a nurse, a German officer, and a majorette. They are alone in their own white room, and are wearing lots of makeup: black around their eyes and mouths, almost like a skull. They move tensely, and radiate a sense of...

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    Man in Motion

    A cinematic adaptation of the dance performance Man in haast (1990) by Ton Lutgerink (dance and choreography) and Moniek Merkx (choreography). A dutiful office clerk is waiting at the end of the day for the arrival of his beloved....

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    Melkweg journaal

    A pamphlet in film form that could be seen during the opening programme at the Melkweg Cinema in Amsterdam. There were 79 episodes about all manner of all current issues in Amsterdam.

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    Meni

    Two layers of film slide across and through each other in a rhythmic game, supported by an African rhythm.

    Making Meni involved meticulously unravelling a series of 20-second dance movements. These movements were divided into very...

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    Midden op de weg - no meio do caminho

    Minimalist commentary on film adaptations of 'arty' poetry, made for the finals of the Prix de Rome, a prestigious Dutch art award.

    The film Consists of only two shots: in the first, Briefly we see a person who picks up a stone from the...

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    Het misverstand

    One of the first films by Menno de Nooijer, the son of Paul de Nooijer. Produced using the same (pixilation) technique used by his father, Menno takes us to an alienating world of fruits, rattan chairs, and an exotic resort. All filmed in the...

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