Ellen Vogel

Harry Mulisch'in romanından senaryoya uyarlandı. 'Discovery of Heaven' insanın özgür iradesiyle semavi güçler arasında yaşanan savaşı konu ediyor. Film, ortaçağda yaşanan bir iskandinav destanının 60, 70 ve 80'lere yansıması... Max ve Omo iki iyi arkadaştır. Ada onları davranışlarıyla aptala çevirmiştir. Bu arada Ada, her yerde babasını aramaktadır. Dünyada aşk, şehvet, hırs, politika ve dinle ilgili anaforlar varken, meleklerin dünyasında ise kaderden kaynaklanan olaylar söz konusudur.

1925 Köln'ünde, anne-babalarının kaybıyla mutlu ve huzurlu yaşamları tökezleyen ve ortada kalan ikiz kız kardeşlerden veremli olanı hali vakti yerinde, kültürlü Hollanda'da yaşayan bir akraba himayesine alır. Sağlıklı olanıysa bir Alman çiftçi ailesi olan akrabaları çiftlikte çalıştırmak için yanına alırlar. Hasta olan, Lotte, özenli bir bakımla sağlığına kavuşup sevgi dolu ortamda her imkana sahip olarak narin bir şekilde büyütülürken, diğeri, Anna, acımasız koşullarda, her türlü işe koşturularak, okula gitmesine izin verilmeyerek zorlu bir şekilde yetişir. Birbirlerinden hoşlanmayan her iki aile de himayesinde bulunan kardeşlerin birbirleriyle bağlantı kurmalarını istemez ve haberleşmelerine engel olur. Zorlu yılların ardından, kendine yeten güçlü bir genç kız olan Anna kız kardeşiyle iletişim kurmak için her yolu dener. Ancak artık mesafeler, uzaklıklar, sınırlar değildir aralarındaki engel. 2. Dünya Savaşı'nın arifesinde bambaşka engeller onların yollarını gözlemektedir.

Bezet gebied ('Occupied Territory') is the first feature-length Dutch fiction film to deal with World War II, and was made in a documentary style. Dutch diva Ellen Vogel is stunning in her feature debut, in spite of the mediocre image quality. We're showingt a digitalisation of a version that underwent analogue conservation in 1983. It's not a restoration, so the image quality is average.

The story of three torn apart families on the verge of Sinterklaasavond, the Dutch equivalent of Christmas Eve.

Playwright and director Nils Wijn brings his relationship issues to the stage. In his play "The Whore, the Virgin, and the Dying Man," he has his girlfriend Tessa appear in revealing lingerie and takes her to a real prostitute for some practical lessons. This is too much for the actress. Their problem turns out to be contagious, as other members of the theater company also get into arguments with their partners.

The actual life and the fiction created by a successful pulp author begin to blend together.

An actor tempts fate when he convinces a legendary, but loose-cannon, theater director out of retirement to give a masterclass at a drama school.

The older Prince Bernhard tells the story of his exciting life to Princess Máxima. After all, when Prince Willem-Alexander takes the throne, she will be his Queen and take up much the same position as Bernhard did as husband to former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. His story takes us from Palace Soestdijk to once-German Reckenwalde with the young Bernhard, to Nazi-Berlin, wartime in London, Argentina and Canada and much more. It paints a portrait of the world from the thirties to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Bernhard survived the deepest of crises: accusation of treason by Ian Fleming during the war, corruption in the fifties and seventies, extra-marital daughters and even being the main reason for a dutch governmental crisis.

Amsterdam is besieged by an alliance of Kennemers and Waterlanders, prepared to exact heavy vengeance on lord Gysbreght van Aemstel, the last remaining murderer of count Floris V. Filmed performance of Joost van den Vondel's classic play.

A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.

A group of holidaymakers descends on the West Frision Island Vlieland, where each of them is confronted with relational problems. Loneliness, surfacing secrets or a crisis; everyone gets their share.

A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.

A young painter takes up French lessons with an elder lady to ensure he’ll get a grant for a French arts institute. That way he meets Anna, a beautiful married woman nursing the lady’s old father, and falls in love with her.

Zonder Ernst is a sitcom made for and aired in the 1990s by Dutch broadcasting organization NCRV.

The seemingly quiet lives of elderly Ottilie Dercksz and Emile Takma are dominated by remorse for a terrible crime they committed sixty years ago. When a family member arrives from the East Indies, their families are forced to deal with the ghosts of the past.

Series about the life and work of Queen Beatrix, offering a meticulous dramatised interpretation of historical events. The series opens in the Royal tour bus, a few minutes before the attack on Queen’s Day 2009, and goes on to show other tough and fine moments in the monarch’s life. Is she really the business manager on the throne that the media often call her? What is she like as a mother and grandmother? How did she cope with her husband’s depressions and illness?

Willem van Oranje tells the remarkable life story of our Father of the Fatherland. Although loyal to the Spanish crown, Willem van Oranje-Nassau has moral objections when he hears Philip II's plans. Bloody inquisitions are being planned against the Protestants in Europe, which will not spare the Dutch people either. Although Catholic, William was absolutely opposed to any form of infringement on religious freedom. Friendship and love, but also intrigue and betrayal, were all part of the fascinating life of the founder of the current Dutch Royal House.

Landmark tv adaptation of Louis Couperus' "Small Souls" saga, that tells of the gradual disintegration of the once-powerful Van Lowe clan.

Bernhard, schavuit van Oranje is a Dutch television program depicting the more than only turbulent life of a prince consort. It is a compelling drama concerning a man who tries to be himself, but must survive deep crises, finally to see the real meaning of love. Within the Dutch royal family there is actually no more talked about character than Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Whether it concerns Greet Hofmans, extramarital affairs, or Lockheed, Prince Bernhard faced a lot of scandals throughout the course of his life. Besides this he was, and is a person, loved by many as a war hero. A man of extremes. In four parts Prince Bernhard tells the tale of his life. Not only through the spyglass, but especially to his grandson's wife, Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, who will be soon the Queen next to Prince Willem-Alexander. In a way, she takes the same position as Prince Bernhard did in his life. In their conversations and discussions it becomes clear how much they are different, but also how much they are the same. For Princess Máxima this is sometimes very confronting. The tale drags us throughout the course of the Prince's life, from Soestdijk, his beloved German Reckenwalde, Berlin, London, Argentina and Canada.