Netherlands / Mar 20, 1975
Melancholy Tales (1975)
Directed by Bas van der Lecq, Nouchka van Brakel, Guido Pieters, Ernie Damen
1h 35minruntime
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Plot
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lex Goudsmit | Opa (segment "De smalle oude man") |
| Joost Prinsen | Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man") |
| Wieteke van Dort | Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man") |
| Peer Mascini | Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man") |
| Hugo Metsers | Meneer Frits (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
| Pleuni Touw | Juffrouw Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
| Sacco van der Made | Vader van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
| Lida Lobo-Polak | Juffrouw Kannegieter (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
| Siem Vroom | Kroegbaas (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Frans Mulder | Snackbaruitbater (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Ralph Wingens | Schoft (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Helen Hedy | Onderbuurvrouw (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Paul Meijer | Marktkoopman (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Theo Pont | Onderbuurman (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Johan te Slaa | Kerstboomverkoper (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
| Carry Tefsen | Zijn vrouw (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
| Frits Lambrechts | Gerrie (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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| Michiel Kerbosch | Michiel (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
| Jaap Hoogstra | De oude man (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
| Chiem van Houweninge | De zeeman (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
| John van Vugt | Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Nederlands |
| Production countries | Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sigma Film Productions |
| Release date | 20 marzo 1975 |
| Production | Matthijs van Heijningen |
| Writer | Heere Heeresma, Guus Luyters, Ton Ruys, Chiem van Houweninge |
| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Assistant directors | Bas van der Lecq, Nouchka van Brakel, Guido Pieters, Ernie Damen |
| Camera operators | Theo van de Sande |
| Additional photography | Theo van de Sande |
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