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Bert André
Hubertus Antonius Gerardus Maria "Bert" André (August 6, 1941 – May 21, 2008) was a Dutch actor who started his career in theater and later became known to the greater audiences through his roles in various movies and TV series. Biography He started his career as a teacher in Maastricht but moved to Antwerp in 1964, where he studied theater improvisation in what later was known as the Studio Herman Teirlinck. Among his course mates were Jan Decleir and Mike Verdrengh. One of the first big screen roles was his portrayal of the neighbour Neuteboom in the first and third film about the Flodder (1986) family which resulted in consequent movies and TV series. Some of his other more recognizable work include ''Ramona'' and '' Halleluja!'', ''Mira'', ''Turks Fruit'', ''Soldier of Orange'', ''De Leeuw van Vlaanderen'' and ''Boerenpsalm''. In the course of his career he performed in more than 150 films between 1967 and 2008. André has played roles in classical theater pieces written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse ( nl, Maas), at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter (''Sint-Pietersberg'') is largely situated within the city's municipal borders. Maastricht is about 175 km south east of the capital Amsterdam and 65 km from Eindhoven; it is adjacent to the border with Belgium and is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an international metropolis with a population of about 3.9 million, which includes the nearby German and Belgian cities of Aachen, Liège and Hasselt. Maastricht developed from a Roman settlement (''Trajectum ad Mosam'') to a medieval religious centre. In the 16th century it became a garrison town and in the 19th century an early industrial centre. Today, the city is a thriving cultural and regional hub. It beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arrival Of Joachim Stiller
'' The Arrival of Joachim Stiller '' (Dutch: ''De Komst van Joachim Stiller'') is a 1976 Belgian film directed by Harry Kümel Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature '' Daughters of Darkness'' (''Les lèvres rouges''; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He ... based on the book of the same name. It originally aired as three 50-minute episodes in Flanders. The Dutch broadcast it as one part, cutting out 45 minutes. Harry Kümel made a cinematic version of 110 minutes. The Flemish DVD release edits the three original TV episodes into one film with a runtime of 153 minutes at the request of the director, and includes Dutch, French and English subtitles. Cast External links * Belgian drama films 1976 films 1970s Dutch-language films Films directed by Harry Kümel Films shot in Antwerp Films shot in Belgium Films based on Belgian novels 1976 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Fat Too Furious
''Too Fat Too Furious'' ( nl, Vet hard) is a 2005 Dutch action comedy film. It is a remake of the Danish film '' Old Men in New Cars'' and received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors. Plot Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son, his employees who in his absence turned his snack-bar into a quiche bakery, a suicidal manic-depressive woman and a Yugoslavian who unintentionally keeps blowing things up. They need to get 300.000 Euros to get Bennie's father a new liver. Complicating matters are that Bennie is being stalked by gangsters who want him to pay back a debt, the employees are more interested in cooking than in criminality, nobody can communicate with the Yugoslavian, the adoptive and biological son don't get along, and everything that can go wrong does go wrong - leaving a path of damaged buildings, people and - especially - vehicles behind. Cast *Jack Wouterse as Bennie * Kürt Rogiers as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodder 3
'' Flodder 3 '' (Alternative titles: ''Flodder Forever'' or ''Flodder: The Final Story'') is a 1995 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas. It is the third and last movie about the anti-social family, called 'Flodder'. The movie is a continuation of the similar TV series, not the previous two movies. Different from the first two movies, son Kees is now played by actor Stefan de Walle and Johnnie Flodder is now played by Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh, the same actor as in the TV series. It was the second most popular Dutch film of the year. Filming The film was recorded directly after the third season of the TV serial from September to November 1994 and is a combination of three considered scenarios which were originally intended for episodes of the TV series. 1997 marked the final ending of Flodder, when Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh died unexpectedly due to a heart attack at a private party at the Flodder Studio' s in Almere, where the round-off of seasons four and five was be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Dutchman (1995 Film)
''The Flying Dutchman'' or '' De Vliegende Hollander'' is a 1995 Dutch comedy film directed by Jos Stelling. Plot Flanders, 16th century. The random son of a rogue is trusted to the bike of a crazy minstrel and goes in search of his father to the cold sea. With him he takes a girlfriend, a golden chalice and, most importantly, faith in his goal. However, fate is trying to take away from the Dutch all that he has, even life. Cast * René Groothof as Harander * Nino Manfredi as Campanelli * Veerle Dobbelaere as Bobby * René Van 't Hof as Dwerg * Gene Bervoets as Zoon Van Netelneck * Gerard Thoolen as Gevangenisdirecteur * Willy Vandermeulen as Netelneck * Michiel Groothof as Kleine Hollander * Josse De Pauw as Hoedelaar * Ingrid De Vos as Moeder Hollander * Senne Rouffaer as Hennetaster * Bert André as Cackpot * Niels Vandormael as Kleine Netelneck * Ronald de Keersmaeker as Jonge Zoon Netelneck * Jan Steen as Pisser * Daniel Emilfork as Ketterjager * Eric Roberts Eric Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodders In America
''Flodders in America'' ( nl, Flodder in Amerika!), released in Quebec as ''Les Lavigueur Redéménagent'', is a 1992 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas. The film is the sequel of the successful film ''Flodder'' from 1986. It was filmed on location in New York and stars Dutch actors Huub Stapel, Nelly Frijda, Tatjana Simic, Rene van 't Hof, Lou Landré, Gerard Joling, Dick Rienstra, and American actor Jon Polito as nightclub owner Larry Rosenbaum. Story The city council comes into contact with a cultural exchange project in the USA, which proposes to have an average family of either country live for a year in the other one. The sneaky councilman proposes the Flodders, who have been causing many problems over the last year, for the exchange, in the hope of getting rid of them for good. Sjakie van Kooten, the social worker who is guiding the Flodders' social integration, is sent with them. After a flight in which the family causes many problems, Sjakie and the Flodders land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Blue Heaven (1990 Film)
''My Blue Heaven'' is a 1990 American crime comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron, and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. This is the third film in which Martin and Moranis starred together. It has been noted for its relationship to ''Goodfellas'', which was released one month later. Both films are based on the life of Henry Hill, although the character is renamed "Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli" in ''My Blue Heaven''. ''Goodfellas'' was based on the book '' Wiseguy'' by Nicholas Pileggi, while the screenplay for ''My Blue Heaven'' was written by Pileggi's wife Nora Ephron, and much of the research for both works was done in the same sessions with Hill. Plot Vinnie Antonelli is a former mobster recently inducted into the Witness Protection Program with his wife, Linda. The two are under the watchful eye of federal agent Barney Coopersmith. Vinnie and Barney soon find common ground when both of their wives leave them due to their lifestyles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodder
''Flodder'' is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series. The film follows an anti-social, dysfunctional family who move to an affluent, upper-class neighbourhood as part of a social experiment which results in mayhem as the Flodder family refuses to adapt. ''Flodder'' absurd humour and politically incorrect satire ridiculing the Dutch welfare state resulted in mixed reviews. However it was the most popular Dutch film of the year and one of the top 10 of all-time with 2.3 million admissions and still attracts a cult following and in 2007 was admitted to the Canon van de Nederlandse Film. Flodder is also a Dutch word meaning blank cartridge, a referral to the Flodders looking dangerous and being noisy, despite being rather harmless. Plot When it emerges that the Flodder family's current state-owned house is on a toxic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Vulgaire Geschiedenis Van Charelke Dop
''De vulgaire geschiedenis van Charelke Dop'', ''(The vulgar history of Charelke Dop)'', is a novel written by Ernest Claes in 1923. Synopsis It is World War I. Charelke Dop lives in the Belgian municipality Diest. He pretends to be poor but is rather rich. After his wife Angelina dies he moves to Brussels. Charelke is a manipulative, lying, stingy, immoral but charming widower. He earns a lot of money by declaring people to the German soldiers although he is a smuggler, traitor and blackmailer. He convinces highly placed Belgians that he performed acts of valour (whilst it were only misdeeds) and thus receives medals of honour and an accompanying ceremony. Miniserie adaption The book was adapted for screen in a miniserie of two episodes in 1985 by the Belgian national television station BRT. Cast * Jef Burm as Charelke Dop * Denise De Weerdt as Sefie * Jacky Morel as Lewie Serezo * Christel Domen as Trezeke * Doris Van Caneghem as Roos * Anton Cogen as priest * Leo Roz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benvenuta (film)
''Benvenuta'' is a 1983 Belgian-French-Italian romantic drama film written and directed by André Delvaux. It is based on the Suzanne Lilar's novel ''La Confession anonyme''.Henri Agel, Joseph Marty. ''André Delvaux: de l'inquiétante étrangeté à l'itinéraire initiatique''. L'Age D'Homme, 1996. . Cast * Fanny Ardant - Benvenuta * Vittorio Gassman - Livio Carpi * Françoise Fabian - Jeanne * Mathieu Carrière - François * Claire Wauthion - Inge * Philippe Geluck - Father * Anne Chappuis - Mother * Armando Marra - Le chanteur * Renato Scarpa - The Journalist * Franco Trevisi Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ... - Le policier References External links * 1983 films Belgian romantic drama films French romantic drama films Italian romantic drama films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter 1960
''Winter 1960'' (french: Hiver 60) is a 1983 Belgian drama film directed by Thierry Michel. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Philippe Léotard as André * Christian Barbier as Le père d'André * Marcel Dossogne as Charles * Paul Louka as Fred * Ronny Coutteure Ronny Louis Edmond Coutteure (2 July 1951 – 21 June 2000) was a Belgian actor, director, author, TV presenter and restaurateur and worked in cinema, radio, television, opera and theatre. He was a celebrity in his home country of Belgium and ... as Albert * Jenny Clève as Nelly - la mère d'André References External links * 1983 films 1983 drama films Belgian drama films 1980s French-language films French-language Belgian films {{Belgium-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
