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still Beppie (Johan van der Keuken, NL 1965)

Kinderen in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Forever Young: Kinderen in Amsterdam

Films with children from Amsterdam in the leading roles such as Johan van de Keuken’s Beppie that reveals how difficult, yet fun if can be to grow up in a city like Amsterdam.

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In the documentary Johan van der Keuken shot about her in 1965, the disarming girl Beppie talks about how she views love, life, death, her family and her adventures in the city. She represents the lives and issues facing the average Amsterdammer who has a hard time making ends meet. These films all centre on children from Amsterdam and show how hard, yet also how fun it is to grow up in a city like this.

Beppie can also be watched on our streaming platform Eye Film Player.

Details

Production year

2025

Length

90 min.

Event language

Dutch

Country

NL

Part of

Amsterdam Forever Young

From its earliest beginnings, multicultural, visually attractive Amsterdam has been a source of inspiration to artists. Filmmakers also discovered the city’s photogenic qualities early on.

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still Beppie (Johan van der Keuken, NL 1965)
still Beppie (Johan van der Keuken, NL 1965)
still Een fotograaf filmt Amsterdam (Ed van der Elsken, NL 1982)

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