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Monique Van De Ven
Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries. Her film debut as an actress was in ''Turkish Delight'' in 1973. This film was an immediate breakthrough for her acting career. The Paul Verhoeven film was nominated for an Academy Award and was chosen as the best Dutch film of the century. Thirteen years later she played in the Oscar-winning film '' The Assault''. Apart from acting in feature films she also performs in Dutch television series and commercials. In 1996 she directed the short film ''Mama's Proefkonijn'' (English translation: 'Mama's Guinea Pig'); her first feature film as a director '' Summer Heat'' (''Zomerhitte'') was released 2008. Filmography Actress *''Turkish Delight'' (1973) *''Dakota'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeland, North Brabant
Zeeland is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about 5 km northeast of Uden. History The village was first mentioned in 1376 as Zeelant, and refers to Terra Salica, an inheritance system which excluded women. Zeeland developed in the Middle Ages on the edge of the Peel, Netherlands, Peel region. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built between 1871 and 1872 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor. Zeeland was home to 467 people in 1840. Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst. Gallery Image:Zeeland, kerk foto2 2010-04-10 12.23.JPG, Zeeland, church Image:Zeeland, molen1 foto2 2010-04-10 13.07.JPG, Zeeland, windmill File:Zeeland Rijksmonument 519137 pastorie Kerkstraat 51.JPG, Clergy house File:Zeeland, ancienne ferme au lieu-dit 'Graspeel'.JPG, Farm in Zeeland Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Vlimmen
'' Doctor Vlimmen '' is a 1977 Dutch film directed by Guido Pieters, starring Peter Faber Peter Faber (french: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, la, Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Fra .... External links * {{Netherlands-film-stub Dutch drama films 1978 films 1970s Dutch-language films Films based on Dutch novels Films directed by Guido Pieters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daylight (2013 Film)
''Daylight'' ( nl, Daglicht) is a 2013 Dutch drama film based on the novel by . Plot Lawyer, Iris Boelens, is a single mother and having regular problems with her autistic son Aaron. As her son gets suspended for a week, Iris asks her mom Ageeth for staying at their family house to recuperate. An aquarium technician, who drops by to take care of the tank, casually says that Aaron reminds him of her brother Ray. Iris is stressed because it's new info to her. Iris has been contracted by rich lady owner of Benschop enterprises to get her dissolute son off the hook involving production of child pornography. Iris further discovers that her brother was declared guilty of killing his wife Rosita and her baby Anna. Ray is an autistic man and had a bungled investigation which lead the judge to condemn him 20 years in correctional mental health. Iris, doggedly search for the truth about her brother's crime to get him new representation. She finds out Ray and Benschop's are related to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Discovery Of Heaven (film)
''The Discovery of Heaven'' () is a 1992 novel by Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. It is considered Mulisch's masterpiece and was voted best book in the Dutch language in a 2007 poll among the readers of '' NRC Handelsblad''. A 2001 film adaptation by director Jeroen Krabbé features Stephen Fry and Flora Montgomery in the leading roles. Plot summary In the book, an angel-like being is given the task of returning the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments to Heaven. However, he cannot directly travel to Earth, so he manipulates events to bring three people together who will conceive a child with an innate desire to fulfill the mission. The book is divided into four parts, each representing a different phase of the story. In "The Beginning of the Beginning," the angel reports to his superior that he has completed his mission after seventy years of planning. He orchestrates the birth of the messenger's parents, Max Delius and Ada Brons, who meet in the aftermath of World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eline Vere (film)
''Eline Vere '' is a 1991 Dutch film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1889 novel with the same title by Louis Couperus Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and s .... The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast *Marianne Basler ... Eline Vere *Monique van de Ven ... Betsy van Raat *Johan Leysen ... Henk van Raat *Thom Hoffman ... Vincent Vere *Paul Anrieu ... Oom Daniél *Aurore Clément ... Tante Elise *Bernard Kruysen ... Theo Fabrice *Michael York ... Lawrence St. Clare *Mary Dresselhuys ... Mevrouw van Raat *Koen De Bouw ... Paul van Raat *Miryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo (1990 Film)
'' Romeo '' is a 1990 Dutch drama film directed by Rita Horst, starring Monique van de Ven and Johan Leysen. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast *Monique van de Ven ... Anne Herden *Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certai ... ... Matthijs * Ottolien Boeschoten ... Nel * Peter Bolhuis ... Chiel * Hans Croiset... Dokter * Peter De Wijn ... Verhoeven, oude man * Coby Timp ... Moeder van Anne * Bob van den Berg ... Vader van Anne * Pim Lambeau ... Dame met hondje * Mouna Goeman Borgesius ... Verpleegster * Theo de Groot ... Co-assistant * Nettie Blanken ... Tweede dokter * Judy Doorman ... Kennis Matthijs * Elja Pelgrom ... Kennis Anne * Arjan Kindermans ... Frank References External links * 1990 films 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kassière
''Lily Was Here'' (original title in Dutch: ''De Kassière'', ''The Cashier'') is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. One song from the film's soundtrack, performed by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single – " Lily Was Here". Plot Teenager Lily works as a checkout girl at the local supermarket. She becomes pregnant, but before the child is born, the black father is attacked by a gang of thugs and killed. Following his death, she flees to the city, where she soon finds herself under the wings of a pimp, Ted. Escaping Ted, she commences a one-woman spree of thefts, culminating in running from the police and the press. In the end, Lily is forced to choose between freedom and her baby. Cast * Marion van Thijn ...Lily * Thom Hoffman ... Arend * Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh ... Ted * Truus te Selle ... Lily's Mother * Con Meyer ...Sjaak * Monique van de Ven ...Midwife Conny * Hans Kesting ... Piccolo * Kees Hulst ... Emile * ... Helen Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint It Black (1989 Film)
''Paint It Black'' is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Rick Rossovich and Doug Savant. Plot A California metal sculptor (Rick Rossovich) becomes a suspect after a serial killer (Doug Savant) kills his gallery-owner lover (Sally Kirkland). Cast * Rick Rossovich as Jonathan Dunbar * Doug Savant as Eric Hinsley * Julie Carmen as Gina Bayworth * Sally Kirkland as Maria Easton * Martin Landau as Daniel Lambert * Peter Frechette as Gregory * Jason Bernard as Lieutenant Wilder Production Original director Roger Holzberg Roger Holzberg (born 1954) is an American health innovator, creative director, teacher, writer, and inventor. He is the co-founder and creative director for Reimagine Well, as well as the founder of the organization My Bridge 4 Life.Tim Hunter w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdamned
''Amsterdamned'' is a 1988 Dutch slasher film directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke. The plot revolves around a serial killer who uses the famed canals of the Dutch capital to murder random people, one of which involves a detective's girlfriend linked to the murders. Plot Opening in a point-of-view shot, a murderer looks around the city of Amsterdam at night through the canals. He sneaks into a Chinese restaurant's backdoor and steals a butcher knife while the cooks aren't looking. The killer finds his first victim in a local prostitute who, after refusing advances from a cab driver, gets thrown out of the cab. A bag lady watches from a distance as the killer plunges the knife into the hooker and drags her back into the water. The next morning, a tour boat on the canal collides with the body of the prostitute, who has been hung on one of the small bridges. As the tourists scream, the body drags on the top of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (1987 Film)
''Iris'' is a 1987 Netherlands film directed by Mady Saks and starring Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a n .... Plot A young woman, Iris, runs away to the big city on her eighteenth birthday. She moves in with an architect and decides to become a veterinarian. With an inheritance she buys an existing clinic in a backwoods town where Iris is leered at by the men, scorned by the women. Cruel jokes and gossip eventually lead to violence. A local thug breaks in her house while she is out. When she returns home late night, he attacks her, drag her to the wooden stairs, ties her hands, stretch her legs wide apart and ties to the railing of stairs and rapes her brutally. References External links * 1987 films 1987 comedy-drama films 1980s Dutch-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |