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Exit - In Memoriam Paul de Nooijer

Exit - In Memoriam Paul de Nooijer

Homage to Paul de Nooijer, who died on 12 December 2025, aged 82. Exit was the first feature film he made with his son Menno. A 50-year-old photographer remembers his first major solo exhibition during which he suffered from relationship issues and trauma from his youth.

poster Eye on Art: Exit - In Memoriam Paul de Nooijer
Father and son De Nooijer both appear in their first joint feature film Exit. Menno plays the younger version of Theo (Paul), a 50-year-old photographer/artist reminiscing, in flashback, about his first major solo exhibition, a period during which he struggled with his ambitions and deciding which course to take.

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Production year

2026

Length

103 min.

Event language

Dutch

Country

NL

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Eye on Art is a programme on the intersection between film and other arts. Eye on Art keeps up with current events, with presentations on contemporary artists and programmes that coincide with important exhibitions, manifestations and Eye activities.

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still Exit (Menno de Nooijer & Paul de Nooijer, NL 1997)
still Exit (Menno de Nooijer & Paul de Nooijer, NL 1997)
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