De Noorderlingen
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De Noorderlingen is a 1992 Dutch film by Alex van Warmerdam
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This black comedy
takes places in the 1960s, in a surreal Dutch new town
consisting of only a single street. It tells the story of the people living in this street. Van Warmerdam himself has said that he considers this his best movie. It won him a (Gouden Kalf) for best director, and the movie was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award. Actor Rudolf Lucieer
won a Gouden Kalf for his role as Anton, the forester. The movie is part of the official Canon of Dutch films.
Alex van Warmerdam
Alex van Warmerdam is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.-Biography:He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater . In 1980 he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond , together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam...
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This black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
takes places in the 1960s, in a surreal Dutch new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
consisting of only a single street. It tells the story of the people living in this street. Van Warmerdam himself has said that he considers this his best movie. It won him a (Gouden Kalf) for best director, and the movie was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award. Actor Rudolf Lucieer
Rudolf Lucieer
Rudolf Lucieer is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in 36 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the 1967 film Paranoia, which was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
won a Gouden Kalf for his role as Anton, the forester. The movie is part of the official Canon of Dutch films.
Cast
- Jack WouterseJack WouterseJack Wouterse is a Dutch actor. His career as a movie actor took off with his role in the 1992 film The Northerners, directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Wouterse made his international debut in an episode of the TV series Band of Brothers...
- Jacob - Annet Malherbe - Martha
- Rudolf LucieerRudolf LucieerRudolf Lucieer is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in 36 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the 1967 film Paranoia, which was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- Anton - Loes Wouterson - Elisabeth
- Leonard Lucieer - Thomas
- Alex van WarmerdamAlex van WarmerdamAlex van Warmerdam is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.-Biography:He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater . In 1980 he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond , together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam...
- Plagge - Veerle Dobbelaere - Agnes
- Dary Some - Black Man
- Theo van GoghTheo van Gogh (film director)Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims...
- Fat Willy - Jacques Commandeur - Teacher
- Loes LucaLoes LucaLouise "Loes" Diana Wilhelmina Catharina Luca is a Dutch actress, singer and comedian. She began her career in the 1980s as a stage actress and singer in various musicals. She later started a successful film and television career, starring in Spetters, Het meisje met het rode haar, De...
- Fat Willy's Mother - Leny Breederveld - Neighbour
- Olga Zuiderhoek - Neighbour
- Cecile Heuer - Neighbour
- Annemarie Blom - Neighbour