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Lijmen Het Been
''Lijmen/Het Been'' is a 2001 Belgian crime film adapted from short stories by Willem Elsschot and directed by Robbe De Hert, starring Mike Verdrengh and Koen De Bouw. The movie was coproduced by Belgium, Belgian and Netherlands, Dutch film companies. Background The film is based upon two books of Willem Elsschot: "Lijmen" and "Het Been". * "Lijmen" means "to convince" or "to win over". The book was released in 1923. * "Het Been" means "the leg". It is the sequel of "Lijmen" and was released in 1938. Plot The film is set around 1938. During an auction, Mr. Boormans is put into a psychiatric hospital after he bid 32,000 Belgian francs for a worthless piece of paper. Frans Laarmans visits the psychiatrists claiming Boormans is not crazy and there is a story behind the bid. When Laarmans's mother dies, the Laarmans family decides that Laarmans should pay for the embalming of her corpse. As he does not have the money, Laarmans visits Boormans, who is the publisher of the ''World M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbe De Hert
Robin François De Hert (20 September 1942 – 24 August 2020) was a Belgian film director. De Hert won the André Cavens Award for Best Film in 2000, with his film ''Lijmen/Het Been''. He died on 24 August 2020 at the age of 77 due to complications of diabetes. Movies *''Camera Sutra'' (1973) *'' De Witte van Zichem'' (1980) *''Le filet américain'' (1981) *''Maria Danneels of Het leven dat we droomden'' (1982) *''Trouble in Paradise'' (1989) *''Blueberry Hill'' (1989) *'' Brylcream Boulevard'' (1995) *''Elixir d'Anvers'' (1997) *''Gaston's War'' (1997) *''Lijmen/Het Been ''Lijmen/Het Been'' is a 2001 Belgian crime film adapted from short stories by Willem Elsschot and directed by Robbe De Hert, starring Mike Verdrengh and Koen De Bouw. The movie was coproduced by Belgian and Dutch film companies. Background ...'' (2000) *''Hollywood aan de Schelde'' (2018) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hert, Robbe De 1942 births 2020 deaths Flemish film people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |