Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

The activities in a night café lead a traumatized man through the damaged moments of his childhood.

After a vicious mugging, a troubled film student gathers an amateur film crew and travels to Amsterdam to find a mysterious masked vigilante, however, the crew gets caught in the crossfire between the super hero and his villains and must do everything to escape this wicked city alive.

Selena (14) is the only girl on a boys' team. Her teammates see her as one of the boys. The arrival of a new girl begins to change the dynamics within the group. Selena does everything she can to protect her position within the group.Selena (14) is the only girl on a boys' team. Her teammates see her as one of the boys. The arrival of a new girl begins to change the dynamics within the group. Selena does everything she can to protect her position within the group.

An attempt at mourning both personal and political futures that never arrived, organised around a broad interpretation of the trope of the ghost. We see depersonalised figures, urban ruins, consuming fires and microscopic images of decaying bodily matter — set to a poem that shifts between Spanish and Dutch.

A documentary on the beauty of nature on Texel, especially highlighting the many birds on the island.

'Get Ripped' centers on the encounters of the twenty year old Niko and a personal trainer. Though they meet daily at their gym, contact remains indifferent and silent. As Niko's efforts yield results, a game of manipulation unfolds. 'Get Ripped' exposes the mental decay of a young man set to transform his body.

A concert with André Rieu which takes place in one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world, the famous Semper Opera in Dresden. As well as the famous ‘Vienna Debutantes’, there are 40 fabulous pairs of dancers from the same Elmayer Dance School in Vienna, the sopranos Mirusia Louwerse and Carmen Monarcha, the Platinum Tenors, baritone Morschi Franz and the Johann Strauss Orchestra and Choir. The audience at the Semper Opera are not just enthusiastic, they are delirious... carried along by the beautiful waltzes, the fiery paso doble, the gorgeous arias from opera and operettas, humorous scenes, and moving songs from The Phantom of the Opera. Dancing Through The Skies - A better party atmosphere than this you cannot imagine!

In his first theatre show, Keizers gave his body. In his second theatre show, Keizers gave his soul. In his third theatre show, Keizers gives what remains.

Evert has found the girl of his dreams in Roze Kate, much to the jealousy of his brothers Jacob and Simon. Then something completely unexpected happens when their father dies. If their mother remarries, she can ensure that her sons will lose their father's inheritance, prompting Jacob and Simon to hatch a plan to murder their mother. When it happens, all the evidence points to Evert, who was not involved in the plot. It seems that Roze Kate is playing a cunning game to deprive the boys of their inheritance.

After murdering his mother, the Queen, Orestes is chased by the Furies, the goddesses of vengeance: Alecto , Magaera and Tisiphone. They came for Orestes to avenge his terrible crime.

An experimental musical period drama about the witchhunts in 1595 in the south of the Netherlands. The film depicts the last days of the life of the young woman Heylken.

Anoush, an emigrant, who fled post-soviet Armenia from her abusive husband, is facing eventual deportation years later…

In a bad dream, a man finds himself on a pirate ship where the barber gives the crew a rather violent shave. Philips Philishave commercial by Dutch puppet animator Joop Geesink.

A woman tells a story told in a poem about her life messing around with a lot of men.

A personal documentary by Denise Janzee, made in an attempt to get closer to her mother Willeke van Ammelrooy. On movie sets and on screen, Denise saw her mother cry, laugh and fight. At home, however, Willeke shut herself off when she was sad. “I’ll only come back out once I’m smiling again. Such is my way,” she used to say. The only time Denise really saw her cry was at the funeral of her father Leendert Janzee. He committed suicide when Denise was six years old. His decision to do so wasn’t unexpected, but his death nevertheless meant the ultimate loss for Willeke. She had wanted to let him live through her love. She feels defeated and locks herself in until she is ready to face the world again. Meanwhile she expresses herself through her characters. In this compelling film mother and daughter look back on this deciding and emotional period in their lives, illustrated by home movies.

An aging cabaret singer, Jo, returns to the stage after a fifteen-year absence, determined to reclaim his lost glory.

Registration of the theatre program by the Dutch cabaret group Cabaret Nar, with Youp van 't Hek, Aletta de Nes and Hans van Gelder.

Which includes the parody of the seventies craze of the sensitivity training, the simplistiese on culture, the stencil war, the slide with the clowns. And of course many other highlights from the first carpet-beater-years. Additional seen on this DVD: the four cinema advertising films that Lord Koot and Lord Bie made to promote the Postgiro. (The material on part 10 was aired between 1974 and 1976 by the VPRO television.)

Registration of the first solo show by the Dutch comedian Hans Sibbel.

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Three boys are extremely bored on the last day of summer vacation, until one of them decides to steal a car.

Lilly is nine years old and lives with her mother and brothers Robbin and Melvin in a squatter community deep in the woods.

Emma comes face to face with colonial history when she receives a suitcase from her father-in-law. Inside is the (photo) archive of his grandfather Maarten de Niet; Attorney General and Acting Governor of Suriname from 1926 to 1953. During those same years, Emma’s Surinamese grandparents lived under his administration. Their houses were situated close to each other, but their worlds were separated by ancestry. Bagasi is a personal quest for the traces left behind by this past.

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

In a world where everyone seems to be glued to their screen, filmmaker Milou Gevers follows a rare group: people without a smartphone. What do they miss, what do they gain and how do they navigate life offline? Gevers investigates their habits, challenges and advantages. Through intimate conversations and sharp observations, we are challenged to question our own digital habits. Is a life without a smartphone still possible? And if so, what does it look like?

The Dutch documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens (1898-1989) received the honorary title 'Old friend of the Chinese people' from the Chinese communist regime. One of the reasons was the fact that in 1938 he gave the communists the camera that captured the first footage of Mao Zedong. Ivens made several films about China, notably the twelve-hour picture Hoe Yukong de bergen verzette (How Yukong Moved the Mountains), a tribute to Mao's Cultural Revolution, which China itself called a 'catastrophe' shortly after. Actor Jeroen Willems follows in Ivens' footsteps, in an attempt to understand why Ivens never reconsidered his positive coverage.

Four exciting episodes of Mega Mindy promise lots of viewing pleasure. - Vera Vries: Grandpa has bought a freezer from Vera Vries as a surprise for Grandma's birthday. - Black Gold: Jack and Peggy want to get rich. They drill into the oil pipeline that runs through the village. To do this, they have to dig in the middle of Grandma's candy store. But they didn't count on Mieke! - Pirate Treasure: Theo is a real pirate. He has a sword, binoculars, and even a parrot. - Marie Mariage: Commissioner Migrain wants to live alone. But his mother insists he get married first. Marie Mariage runs a marriage bureau in the village.

Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Claudia de Breij.

Award-winning film that tells the story of twelve Romany travelers who survived the genocide on gypsies during World War 2 - a piece of history largely undocumented until now.

Promotional film (70mm) from 1967 made by John Fernhout. The film shows the characteristic Dutch landscape that was portrayed and made famous by the great 17th century Dutch painters.

An animated satire of the muscular ideal beauty in the gay scene.

Intimate portrait of poet, playwright, painter and filmmaker Derek Walcott, set in his beloved native island, St Lucia.

Ear Twist is based on real and imagined conversations with the filmmakers mother, complicating the relationship. Through a reenactment of the mother-daughter roles, two performers talk themselves into an unpredictable psychological game where they constantly negotiate for power. By re-staging power dynamics, the work exposes the fragility of the roles we play.

A behind-the-scenes look at award-winning Dutch pop music duo, and romantic couple, Suzan & Freek's career.

About the friendship between a Western tourist and a coachman from Morocco.

A look at the Geert Wilders effect.

A 12 minute film about the Evoluon [a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips at Eindhoven in the Netherlands], of which is thought that it was made in 1969 by Bert Haanstra or Pim Heytman. British TV viewers will probably remember this movie, since the BBC used it for test transmissions. In those transmissions a number of films was broadcast every day in the early seventies so technicians could adjust the new color TVs they installed at customers homes. —http://www.dse.nl/~evoluon/film-e.htm

Twenty years after his accident, cycling talent Simon van Beneden returns to the scene in the French Vosges to coach three amateurs on the steepest parts of the mountain. A final attempt to return to cycling. As a soigneur.

Directed by Paul Demeyer.

Little ragdolls find their maker dead in his studio. Unable to understand what truly happened they try to get on with their daily life beside him.

Bram (10 years) steals a small boat, puts wheels under it and travels towards the sea. The man that helps him reach an old shipwreck turns out to be more than a casual passerby and saying farewell proves difficult for both.

Nine year old Soufyane, son of a Moroccan father and Dutch mother, lives in an apartment with his mother and sister in a typical big city high-rise estate. His father, whom he never sees, invites him on a journey. A journey to the country of his ancestors – Morocco. Soufyane is thrilled and prepares for the trip fastidiously, as it is also a kind of initiation. His friends insist that he should get a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses, but Soufyane would rather wear Marc Jacobs. But doesn't he want to be a soldier, they ask. He remains silent and doesn't let himself be swayed. Among the various blackmarket dealers in his neighbourhood he eventually finds someone who has the right glasses. Instead of 200 he only has to pay 30, and he's ready to go.

The Wadden area as you have never seen before.

By the grace of Dieu, Sven and Chantal decide to spend one last night with their dad, whose funeral is tomorrow.