Van de koele meren des doods
Nouchka van Brakel / NL, 1982 / 120 min.
Nouchka van Brakel’s classic film adaptation of Frederik van Eeden’s novel about the trials and tribulations of a well-heeled woman who suffers at the hands of fate. Recent award-winner Renée Soutendijk plays the lead. 4K restoration.
In her film version of Van Eeden’s famous novel, director Nouchka van Brakel emphasises the position of women in the patriarchy. Hedwig Marga de Fontayne (Renée Soutendijk) is beautiful, intelligent and wealthy; her lust for life brings her into contact with many men in her circles, but neither marriage nor affairs bring her happiness; thanks to a morphine addiction she ends up a prostitute in the gutter in Paris and, finally, in an institution.
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Director
Nouchka van Brakel
Production year
1982
Country
NL
Original title
Van de koele meren des doods
Length
120 min.
Language
Dutch, English, French
Subtitles
ENG of NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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