Drama ·History · Netherlands · 1982 · 2h 4m

The Cool Lakes of Death

Van de Koele Meren des Doods

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Director
Nouchka van Brakel
Cast
Renée Soutendijk as Hedwig Marga 'Hetty' de Fontayne Erik van 't Wout as Johan Adriaan Olree as Gerard Derek de Lint as Ritsaart Peter Faber as Joop Claire Wauthion as Zuster Paula / Moeder
Crew
Theo van de Sande — Director of Photography Edgar Burcksen — Editor Erik van der Wurff — Original Music Composer Ton Vorstenbosch — Writer Nouchka van Brakel — Writer Frederik van Eeden — Novel
Synopsis

Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.

Mood & Themes
drug abusebased on novel or bookwoman director
Key Collaborators
Nouchka van Brakel Director Theo van de Sande Director of Photography Edgar Burcksen Editor Erik van der Wurff Original Music Composer Ton Vorstenbosch Writer Nouchka van Brakel Writer Frederik van Eeden Novel Matthijs van Heijningen Producer Benedict Schillemans Production Design
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