Houk van warmerdam biography
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Little Tony (film)
Dutch film
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| Directed by | Alex van Warmerdam |
| Written by | Alex van Warmerdam |
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| Cinematography | Marc Felperlaan |
| Edited by | Stefan Kamp |
| Music by | Alex van Warmerdam |
Production | Graniet Film |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Little Tony (Dutch: Kleine Teun) is a Dutch comedy drama film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.[2]
In a review for Variety, David Rooney called the film "[a] droll comedy", but also mentioning that its "both blacker and more tightly focused".[3]
Plot
[edit]Farmer Brand can't read and he is quite happy with that. His wife, Keet, who has
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Alex van Warmerdam
Dutch film director, screenwriter, actor and painter
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| Born | () 14 August (age&#;72) Haarlem,&#;Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, film director, actor |
| Spouse | Annet Malherbe |
| Children | Mees, Houk |
Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August ) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.
Life and career
[edit]Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the musictheatre group Orkater). In , he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since have been released.
He made his first feature film in Abel. He plays a role in each of his films so far, with the exception of Grimm ().
Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malher
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Speech Alex van Warmerdam
Delft, 15 november
Dear jury, secretary of state, family and friends,
If you receive a phone call on a weekday and a voice tells you that you’ve been awarded a state prize, it is no small matter. You realize it’s a great honour, but what is a great honour in fact? What facial expression is called for? ‘My God,’ you think, ‘I’ve been noticed, they’re watching me.’
The feeling creeps up on you that you’re pulled into an institute, a dark building at an unknown location. You’re spoiled for a few days, then you start to look ashen and get nothing done.
During those first days, your wife still inquires about you, wondering where you’ve gone. On the third day of imprisonment, from a small window on the third floor, you see her standing by the gate, but the gatekeeper, trained by the state and therefore smart, glib and ruthless, brushes her off. While you watch her walk away, you feel a comforting hand on your shoulder. You turn around, it’s Pierre Audi, la