''Monsieur Hawarden'' is a 1968 Belgian-Dutch
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
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 ...
.
The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
42nd Academy Awards
The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. For the second year in a row, there was no official host. Awards were presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar": Bob Hope, Joh ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film is an adaptation of
Filip De Pillecyn's short story ''Monsieur Hawarden'' (1935) and Henri Pierre Faffin's novel ''Monsieur Hawarden'' (1932), both of which were inspired by an actual nineteenth century diary.
Plot
Meriora Gillibrand disguises herself as a man ('Monsieur Hawarden') to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with Victorine, her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.
Cast
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Ellen Vogel
Ellen Marie Elze Anthing Vogel (; 26 January 1922 – 5 August 2015) was a Dutch film, stage and television actress.
Personal
Born on 26 January 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands as the second child of publicist Louis Albert Anthing Vogel (1 ...
as Monsieur Hawarden / Meriora Gillibrand
* Hilde Uitterlinden as Victorine
* Joan Remmelts as Rentmeester Deschamps
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Dora van der Groen
Dora van der Groen (10 March 1927 – 8 November 2015) was a Belgian actress and theatre director.
She appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1945 and 2003. She played Vrouw Coene in ''Wij, Heren van Zichem'' and st ...
as Mw. Deschamps
* Xander Fisher as Axel, zoon van Rentmeester
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Senne Rouffaer
Félicien P. I. (Senne) Rouffaer (19 December 1925 – 14 July 2006) was a Flemish actor and film director. One of his most successful films as a lead actor was ''The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short''. On television, he was chiefly known for his ...
as Officier
* Marielle Fiolet as Dienstmeisje
* John Lanting as Walter, een bediende
* Carola Gijsbers van Wijk as Corien, een dienstmeisje
* Beppie Blokker as Emma, de kokkin
* Ernie Damen as Hans, een bediende
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Jan Blokker as Man met lantaarnplaatjes
Reception
The film was not a great commercial success upon its release.
It received critical accolades, including prizes at festivals in Chicago, Edinburgh and Hyeres.
See also
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References
External links
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1968 films
1968 drama films
1960s Dutch-language films
Belgian black-and-white films
Dutch black-and-white films
Films directed by Harry Kümel
Belgian drama films
Dutch drama films
Dutch-language Belgian films