Drama ·Comedy · Netherlands · 1975 · 1h 35m

Melancholy Tales

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Director
Ernie DamenBas van der LecqGuido PietersNouchka van Brakel
Cast
Henny Alma as Fien Berghegge as Jon Bluming as Jan Dahmen as Menno Dijkstra as Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. as Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Crew
Theo van de Sande — Director of Photography Matthijs van Heijningen — Producer
Synopsis

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.

Mood & Themes
woman director
Key Collaborators
Ernie Damen Director Bas van der Lecq Director Guido Pieters Director Nouchka van Brakel Director Theo van de Sande Director of Photography Matthijs van Heijningen Producer
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