The Last Days of Emma Blank
Alex van Warmerdam obeys his usual tragicomic urges in an absurdist play staged within the four walls of a dysfunctional family’s home.
In a mansion near the sea, an entire family stoically fulfils middle-aged Emma Blank’s every wish with military discipline, vying for the dying woman’s fortune. Her husband has assumed the role of the butler, her daughter is the maid, her nephew is the handyman, her sister is the cook and her brother pretends to be the family dog, obediently curled up at his master’s feet, only leaving her side to do his business in the garden. Ms Blank draws infinite sadistic pleasure from the endless power she exercises over them, but when it is revealed that her fortune is non-existent, the balance shifts.
Alex van Warmerdam obeys his usual tragicomic urges in an absurdist play staged within the four walls of a dysfunctional family’s home. Taking a cue from “Festen’s” nightmarish atmosphere, the film is a case study on the contemporary ghost of totalitarian regimes and a humorous experiment on the dark side of human nature. K.Th.
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Εναλλακτικοί τίτλοι / Alternative titles: The Last Days of Emma Blank / De laatste dagen van Emma Blank
Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Alex van Warmerdam
Φωτογραφία / DoP: Tom Erisman
Μουσική / Music: Alex van Warmerdam
Μοντάζ / Editor: Job ter Burg
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Marlies Heuer, Gene Bervoets, Annet Malherbe, Eva van de Wijdeven, Gijs Naber, Alex van Warmerdam
Ολλανδία, Βέλγιο / Netherlands, Belgium
2009
Εγχρωμο / Color
90’
Ολλανδικά / Dutch
* Screens on 23rd September and 24th September