Hai cercato: In Dutch
Dutch Types / 1915
An overview of women in Holland and the surrounding countryside.
Dutchman’s Photographs / 1976
Beginning with the grounded view of bare feet walking through shallow surf, the film then seizes and, in successively cumulative layers adds frames of image-within-image until we are watching the walking feet through a tunnel. The Dutchman's Photographs becomes a kinetic reiteration of itself and in doing so, succinctly detaches from spatial illusion, beginning a temporal experiment where still photographs are transformed into cinematic "action".
George Debels: Dutch animaton pioneer / 2021
Short documentary on animator George Debels.
Dutch Crimes / 2023
Cora, a young language teacher, faces problems with one of her students and decides to take a sleeping pill. When she wakes up at the next morning, she notices her house is overturned, her bicycle is missing and a body was found in the Capibaribe River, in front of her house. She now finds herself between reality and fantasy, in a dilemma about her relationship with the crime.
The Flying Dutchman / 2018
When the mysterious captain of a phantom ship is cast ashore in a storm, he tries to escape eternal damnation through the love of a faithful woman.
Dutch Cocaine Factory / 2007
Through footage derived from a 16 cam self-surveillance videodiary we are swept into the pro-paranoia world view of Dutch Cocaine Factory. Champions league cocaine consumer Arend, a lawyer and a drugs scientist unveil a well-kept secret of the past, the Dutch Cocaine Factory. Until World War II, the Netherlands were the largest producer of quality cocaine in the world. An attempt to fair trade? What if cocaine production prices would not extend the price of coffee? Who surveys the surveillance?
Don Quichot (Dutch National Ballet) / 2010
Don Quichot – an audience favourite of prestigious companies worldwide – is a dazzling display of high spirits, virtuosity and Spanish temperament. The flamboyant leaps, dizzying pirouettes and crisp pointe work that are standard features of the production give the performers every opportunity to show off their technical prowess. But at the same time, the comic story based on Cervantes’ masterpiece makes strong demands on the dancers’ acting abilities.
Dutch masters: Frans Zwartjes / 2015
In 1968 Zwartjes was one of the first Dutch visual artists to make use of film: initially as a record of his performances, but quite soon after as an independent medium, perfectly suited to his way of creating visual art. Zwartjes did everything himself – camera, sound, editing and even the developing in the laboratory. He would work with non-professional actors selected from his circle of friends, and filmed in and around his own house. He particularly favoured editing his film ‘in the camera’ by switching the camera on and off while shooting. ‘My own motor system determined the film style,’ Zwartjes stated in an interview. ‘It never occurred to me to wonder: can this shot follow on after this one? If you start wondering about that you should be looking for another job straight away.’ This publication consists of a selection of photographs taken by Zwartjes during his years of filming and a short footage film on DVD from 1969.
Flying Dutchman / 2020
You sure know the legend of the Flying Dutchman. It is the story of the ship on which the curse of not being able to reach port fell and that has wandered at sea since time immemorial.
Medieval Dutch Sculpture / 1951
Dutch sculpture in the late Middle Ages.
The Dutch Opera: Don Giovanni / 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte's renowned opera "Don Giovanni" -- based on the legend of lothario Don Juan -- springs to life in this witty production by De Nederlandse Opera under the baton of maestro Ingo Metzmacher. As Don Giovanni (Pietro Spagnoli) pursues numerous women, a recent conquest tries to thwart his efforts. The outstanding cast also includes soprano Charlotte Margiono, bass Mario Luperi and tenor Marcel Reijans.
Little Red Riding Hood Told by 160 Dutch People / 1976
Residents of the same street in Haarlem, and acquaintances and relatives of Kees Hin, together tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, each in fifteen words.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman / 2020
François Girard, whose revelatory 2013 take on Parsifal set the recent Met standard for Wagner stagings, now unveils a spellbinding new vision of the composer's tale of a cursed sea captain doomed to sail the open ocean for eternity. With sweeping sets by John Macfarlane, Girard’s new production turns the Met stage into a rich, layered tableau reminiscent of a vast oil painting. Valery Gergiev conducts a brilliant cast led by bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the Dutchman, with German soprano Anja Kampe making her anticipated Met debut as the devoted Senta, whose selfless love is what the Dutchman seeks. Bass Franz-Josef Selig is her father, Daland, and tenor Sergey Skorokhodov is her deserted former lover, Erik. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to more than 2,200 theaters in more than 70 countries worldwide.
The King of Dutch Rock & Roll / 2019
Rotterdam singer-songwriter Eric de Boer, better known as Ricky de Sire, has worked since the early 1980s on an imposing oeuvre, but it has so far remained completely unknown and unrecognised. Nevertheless, this uncrowned king of Dutch-language rock ‘n’ roll keeps working tirelessly on his repertoire and his physical condition, so he’ll be ready for the big breakthrough.
New Dutch Herring / 2020
Leen is a lonely fishmonger that has to choose between his beloved herring cart in his home town and being reunited with his family.
Dutch Light / 2003
There's an ancient myth that the light in Holland is different from anywhere else, but it has never been put to the test. It's the legendary light we see in paintings.
50 Years of Dutch Ballet Orchestra / 2016
An animated film to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dutch Ballet Orchestra. Members of the Orchestra share their stories from the past years.
Golden Genes: The secret of Dutch jumpers / 2017
In 2016, Nick Skelton won first place at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The Englishman did so on the back of a horse bred in the Netherlands. This documentary is in search of the secret of the Dutch horse breeder and discovers that success also has a flip side. The sperm of a winning horse is invaluable and therefore it leads to painful decisions in the world of sports.
Dutch Hairstyles and Types / 1909
Short color documentary about hats and hairstyles in Holland