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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    Ruad Edda

    Tracking shot of a woman dressed in red in a volcanic landscape, interspersed with images of the centre line of an asphalt road.

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    Rubbish

    A film about the beauty of impermanence and about everything that people throw away.

    A mix of recognizable images from reality and abstract images, which have been painted or made using colour filters.

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    Ruimte

    An ingenious game with drawn animation and pixilation whereby drawings respond to hand gestures, and abstract figures arise from a drawing pad.

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    Salvo

    A short, experimental black and white film by Doing, which aims at being a dream of desire and identity.

     

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    Schaloen

    Rhythmic observations of a woman in a hammock at Castle Schaloen, in Oud-Valkenburg.

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    Schoenen, stoel.

    I had been wanting to make a film for a long time. In the studio it was a huge mess at first, but with some help from people who were not busy at that moment, it was cleaned up pretty quickly. I borrowed the shoes from my father. They were...

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    Schutting

    The atmosphere around a drive-through prostitution zone. This remarkable part of Utrecht, which the filmmaker accidentally discovered in his own neighbourhood, turned out to be the first of its kind in the Netherlands.

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    Sculptures for a Windless Space

    A short film with sculptures by Anneke Walvoort. Film grain, flashes of colour, texture, and camera movements play an important role.

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    Seats Two

    Two women, Zwartjes’ regular actresses Moniek Toebosch and Trix Zwartjes, sit together on a bench; they are looking at a photo of a mountain landscape. The physical attraction between the two is palpable, but nothing happens...

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    Second War Hats

    Amid the war bombings, the latest fashion in ladies hats is showcased from a manhole cover in an asphalt road in Warsaw. In one of the made-up female heads, the filmmaker himself is recognizable. Debris in the form powdered sugar falls on his hat...

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