De Avonden (film)
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De Avonden, international title Evenings, is a 1988
Dutch
film
directed by Rudolf van den Berg
. It is based on the novel of the same title
by Gerard Reve
.
Leading roles were played by Thom Hoffman
, Rijk de Gooyer
and Pierre Bokma
.
The film won two Golden Calf
awards: best film, best actor (Thom Hoffman).
1988 in film
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Rudolf van den Berg
Rudolf van den Berg
Rudolf van den Berg is a Dutch writer and director.Van den Berg has been making films and documentaries for over thirty years now. Often praised and crowned, sometimes seriously criticized, Van den Berg's work has always succeeded in stirring passionate reactions.His eighth feature film Tirza was...
. It is based on the novel of the same title
De Avonden
De avonden is a 1947 novel by Gerard Reve. Reve wrote the book under the pseudonym Simon van het Reve. It was released on 1 November 1947.De avonden describes ten evenings out of the life of the 23 year old office clerk Frits van Egters...
by Gerard Reve
Gerard Reve
Gerard Kornelis van het Reve was a Dutch writer. He adopted a shortened version of his name, Gerard Reve in 1973, and that is how he is known today. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" of Dutch post-war literature...
.
Leading roles were played by Thom Hoffman
Thom Hoffman
Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion, known by the pseudonym Thom Hoffman, is a Dutch actor and photographer.- Biography :...
, Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer was a Dutch Golden Calf- winning actor, writer, comedian and singer. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, he became well known in The Netherlands as part of a comic duo with John Kraaijkamp, Sr...
and Pierre Bokma
Pierre Bokma
Pierre Henri Martin Bokma is an award winning Dutch stage, television and film actor.In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award for his roll in the movie De uitverkorene...
.
The film won two Golden Calf
Golden Calf (award)
The Golden Calf is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best actor, Best actress, Best film, Best Short film, Culture Prize and Honourable mention...
awards: best film, best actor (Thom Hoffman).