Simon Beyers (1947)

Directed by

Pierre de Wet

Genre

drama film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 45m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Afrikaans drama adapted from a stage play. It follows Simon Beyers through personal conflicts and moral choices in old South Africa. The film captures the tone of a bygone era with theatrical performances.

slow-burnnostalgicmelancholicrestraineddatedtheatricalearthyblack-and-white

What happens

Simon Beyers is 'n swart en wit Afrikaanse rolprent wat op 12 Augustus 1947 uitgereik is. Die rolprent is gebaseer op 'n toneelstuk getiteld Die Goeie Oue Tyd wat in 1944 deur Sita (skuilnaam) geskryf is. Die toneelstuk is eers deur die Pierre de Wet Toneelgeselskap opgevoer en is later onder die titel Simon Beyers verfilm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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