Skip to content
Eye Logo link to homepageEye Film Museum Logo, link to homepage
Lost in amsterdam 1988 pim de la parra 1

Lost in Amsterdam

Pim de la Parra / NL, 1988 / 115 min.

Superb plot twists, gorgeous women and a gritty city backdrop are  the hallmarks of this film noir pastiche by De la Parra. Lost in Amsterdam – about the search for missing photographer Max, complete with descents into the coke-ridden underworld – was shot in eleven days on a budget of less than 75,000 guilders. A remarkably inspired role by Orkater actor Ralph Wingens as Mr. Johnny and the New York-Amsterdam psychiatrist Ira Goldwasser as private eye Scotty. With an introduction by Pim de la Parra and producer Fransjoris de Graaf. 

Poster lost in amsterdam
.

This is part of

Details

Director

Pim de la Parra

Production year

1988

Country

NL

Original title

Lost in Amsterdam

Length

115 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

Part of

Parra Odyssee

Pim de la Parra founded the notorious production company $corpio with his brother in arms Wim Verstappen, was behind the first major Surinamese feature film Wan Pipel and gained cult status as a minimal movie pioneer.

Learn more
campagnebeeld Parra Odyssee
Lost in amsterdam 1988 pim de la parra 3
Lost in amsterdam 1988 pim de la parra 10
Planning on having a drink or a bite to eat? Book online for Eye Bar & Restaurant.
Share your love for film and become a member of the Eye Society.
NLEN
;

Current exhibition

  • 28 September 2025 — 8 February 2026

    Tilda Swinton

    Ongoing

Films, talks & events

Everything

Anytime

All languages

Sort by