The Northerners
In his second and most autobiographical film to date, Alex van Warmerdam stirs up childhood memories and places the film in a half-finished building complex in 60s Holland.
In his second and most autobiographical film to date, Alex van Warmerdam stirs up childhood memories and places the film in a half-finished building complex in 60s Holland.
He lashes out against the hypocrisy of Dutch society, blowing the whistle on the veiled racism, the colonial attitude and the religious fanaticism of its inhabitants from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy.
Avoiding any hint of didacticism or any accusatory tones, he used ingenious allegories and hilarious plot devices, relying on caricature to underline the absurdity and the malaise of an entire society. K.Th.
Εναλλακτικοί τίτλοι / Alternative titles: The Northerners / De noorderlingen
Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Alex van Warmerdam
Φωτογραφία / DoP: Marc Felperlaan
Μουσική / Music: Vincent van Warmerdam
Μοντάζ / Editor: René Wiegmans
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe Rudolf Lucieer, Loes Wouterson Leonard Lucieer, Alex van Warmerdam
Ολλανδία / The Netherlands
1992
Εγχρωμο / Color
108'
Ολλανδικά / Dutch
* Screens on 24th September and 26th September