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Leon De Winter
Leon de Winter (born 24 February 1954) is a Dutch writer and columnist. Early life Leon de Winter was born on 24 February 1954 in Den Bosch, in the southern Netherlands. He grew up in a Jewish orthodox family and attended City Grammar School in Den Bosch. After his graduation he attended the academy of Bavaria Film Studios in Munich and the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. However, the Film Academy was much criticised by De Winter and he left the Film Academy in 1978 without a degree. Writing career After leaving the Film Academy, De Winter made some television series, like ''Junkieverdriet'' and ''De (ver)wording van de jonge Dürer''. The latter, which was also rewritten into a novel, is the story of an unemployed young boy who does not know how to handle life, and who goes slowly but inevitably insane. Until 1982 De Winter also wrote reviews for the weekly magazine ''Vrij Nederland''. His first successful novel was '' Zoeken naar Eileen W.'' (1981). A film ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, the practice of Jewish (religious) la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Sign (film)
''The Hollywood Sign'' is a 2001 comedy/suspense drama film directed by Sönke Wortmann and written by Leon de Winter. It stars Tom Berenger, Rod Steiger and Burt Reynolds as three washed-up actors risking their lives to make a comeback, as well as Jacqueline Kim. Plot When three great, has-been actors meet at the funeral of a legendary Hollywood agent, their alcoholic reunion leads them to visit the Hollywood Sign. There they find the body of a man – leading them to uncover an in-progress scam for stealing millions from a Las Vegas casino – which originated as a movie plot written by one of the actors' ex-girlfriends – who could not get her script produced. Desperate to make a comeback, the three risk their lives for production capital ... by writing themselves into the "script." Cast * Tom Berenger as Tom Greener * Jacqueline Kim as Paula Carver * Rod Steiger as Floyd Benson * Burt Reynolds as Kage Mulligan * Al Sapienza as Rodney * Dominic Keating as Steve * Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoeken Naar Eileen (film)
'' Zoeken naar Eileen'' is a 1987 Dutch film directed by Rudolf van den Berg. The international title of the film is Looking for Eileen, and is based on the book Zoeken naar Eileen W., written by Leon de Winter. British actress Lysette Anthony played both Marian Faber (dubbed by Marijke Veugelers) and the title character Eileen. Plot Philip de Wit becomes depressed after his young wife, Marian Faber, dies in a car accident. A year later while working in his late wife's bookstore, he briefly encounters a woman who closely resembles Marian. He becomes obsessed to find her, knowing only that she speaks English, is from Northern Ireland, and is called Eileen. He discovers that he is not the only person looking for Eileen. Cast * Thom Hoffman - Philip de Wit * Lysette Anthony - Marian Faber / Eileen W. * Garry Whelan - Mark Nolan * Kenneth Herdigein - Geoffrey * John van Dreelen John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Cannes Film Festival
The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Paris, Texas'' by Wim Wenders. The festival opened with '' Fort Saganne'', directed by Alain Corneau and closed with '' The Bounty'', directed by Roger Donaldson. During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for ''Flashdance''. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1984 feature film competition: *Dirk Bogarde (UK) Jury President * Franco Cristaldi (Italy) * Michel Deville (France) * Stanley Donen (USA) * Istvan Dosai (Hungary) (cinematography) *Arne Hestenes (Norway) (journalist) *Isabelle Huppert (France) *Ennio Morricone (Italy) * Jorge Semprún (Spain) * Vadim Yusov (Soviet Union) Camera d'Or The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1984 Camera d'Or: *Mehmet Basutcu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition. winners In 1998, the was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France. Since 2005, the prize consists of € The euro sign () is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and unilaterally adopted by Kosovo and Montenegro. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists o ...30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Verwording Van Herman Dürer
''The Demise of Herman Durer'' (Dutch: ''De Verwording van Herman Dürer'') is a 1979 Dutch film directed by Leon de Winter Leon de Winter (born 24 February 1954) is a Dutch writer and columnist. Early life Leon de Winter was born on 24 February 1954 in Den Bosch, in the southern Netherlands. He grew up in a Jewish orthodox family and attended City Grammar School .... Cast *Ab Abspoel ... Vader *Joop Admiraal ... Reclasseringsambtenaar *Henny Alma ... Moeder *immy Berghout ... Peter *Jody Buchman ... Karl *Rob Fruithof *Marjan Geveling *Felix Jan Kuipers ... Herman Dürer *Vivian Lampe ... Wilma *Juliane Melchthal... Sabine *Onno Molenkamp ... teacher *Miek Smit ... Joyce *Ed van Gils ... Jacques *Cor Witschge ... Taxichauffeur Production According to Peter Cowie of the ''International Film Guide'', this was the first Dutch feature to be shown at alternative art houses in the Netherlands and the first to be wholly financed by the government. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloemendaal
Bloemendaal () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands. In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local governance in Bloemendaal, the King's Commissioner of North Holland, Johan Remkes, threatened to disband the municipality if the problems were not resolved within a year. Bernt Schneiders, the mayor of Haarlem, was appointed as acting mayor of Bloemendaal. Population centres The municipality of Bloemendaal consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Local government The municipal government of Bloemendaal consists of 19 seats, which as of 2018 are divided as follows: * VVD - 5 seats * CDA - 3 seats * GroenLinks - 3 seat * D66 - 3 seats * Hart van Bloemendaal - 2 seats * PvdA - 1 seat * Liberaal Bloemendaal - 1 seats * Vrijzinnig Democratisch Bloemendaal - 1 seat Railway connections Bloemendaal has a railway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomonica De Winter
Solomonica (Moon) de Winter (born 3 June 1997) is a Dutch writer. She is the daughter of the writer couple Leon de Winter Leon de Winter (born 24 February 1954) is a Dutch writer and columnist. Early life Leon de Winter was born on 24 February 1954 in Den Bosch, in the southern Netherlands. He grew up in a Jewish orthodox family and attended City Grammar School ... and Jessica Durlacher. She is Dutch, but writes in English. She wrote her first book ''Over the Rainbow'' when she was 16. This book was published in German as ''Die Geschichte von Blue'', in Dutch as ''Achter de regenboog'' and in French as ''Je m'appelle Blue''. Bibliography * ''Over the Rainbow'' (2014) * ''Natural Law'' (2022) References 1997 births Living people 21st-century Dutch novelists People from Bloemendaal 21st-century Dutch women writers Dutch women novelists {{Netherlands-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Durlacher
Jessica Durlacher (; born 6 September 1961) is a Dutch literary critic, columnist and novelist. Her father is the sociologist and writer Gerhard Durlacher, who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. She is married to novelist Leon de Winter and they have two children, Moos and Moon (Solomonica). :nl:Jessica Durlacherbr> accessed October 8, 2006 Jessica Durlacher writes book reviews and columns for several magazines, such as Vrij Nederland. She made her debut as a novelist in 1997 with ''Het Geweten'' (''The Conscience''), following with ''De Dochter'' (''The Daughter'') in 2000. Both novels are about children of Holocaust survivors. Her third novel, ''Emoticon'', was published in 2004. The story is set against the background of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Her novels have been translated into German, Swedish, Russian and Italian. In the fall of 2005 she was a co-professor, together with Johan Snapper and Leon de Winter, at Berkeley of the course titled ''Anne Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . The euro is divided into 100 cents. The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro. As of 2013, the euro is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. , with more than €1.3 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
