Nouchka van Brakel: korte films
Nouchka van Brakel: korte films
Three short films by Nouchka van Brakel, one of the Netherlands most important filmmakers: De baby in de boom, Sabotage and Een winkelier keert niet weerom. Every film will be introduced by Van Brakel.
Programme
![still from Sabotage (Nouchka van Brakel, NL 1967)]()
Sabotage (NL 1967, 17')
Short film about four boys who clash with the custodian of a construction site, because the growing number of buildings impedes on their playground. They devise all kinds of tricks to infiltrate the forbidden territory.
![still from De baby in de boom (Nouchka van Brakel, NL 1969)]()
De baby in de boom (NL 1969, 20')
Short film, in which three boys want to go swimming on a Sunday afternoon, but one of the three has to look after his baby sister. They decide to take her to the park. The three of them come up with fun games to play with the baby, but they are constantly presented with new problems. However, the boys know how to find an answer to everything.
![still from Een winkelier keert niet weerom (episode from Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming) (Nouchka van Brakel, NL 1975)]()
Een winkelier keert niet weerom (NL 1975, 22')
Part of the anthology film Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming based on Heere Heeresma's darkly humourous short stories. This instalment is about a grocer who goes sailing with a postman whom he gets to know in a bizarre way. With Rijk de Gooyer and John Kraaijkamp Sr.
Film clips
Aletta Jacobs – Het hoogste streven
Ave Maria – Van dienstmaagd des heren tot koningin
Details
Director
Nouchka van Brakel
Production year
2022
Length
119 min.
Event language
Dutch
Country
NL
Language
Dutch
Part of
Nouchka van Brakel
Nouchka van Brakel debuted with the short film Sabotage 55 years ago and went on to become the first female Dutch filmmaker to reach major audiences with films that centred on women – think of her works such as Het debuut (1977), Een vrouw als Eva (1979) and Van de koele meren des doods (1982), first released 40 years ago.
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