Underplayed Gems

The Voice of the Water (1966)

The Voice of the Water poster
Original title
De Stem van het Water
Directed by
Bert Haanstra
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This 1966 documentary shows how people in the Netherlands live with water. It depicts their work on the water, their recreation on it, and how they protect themselves from it with dikes and locks.

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What happens

De stem van het water is een 91 minuten durende documentaire uit 1966 gemaakt door Bert Haanstra. De documentaire verbeeldt de verbondenheid van de Nederlanders met het water, en met name hoe Nederlanders leven met water. De titel is ontleend aan het gedicht Herinnering aan Holland van Hendrik Marsman. De documentaire laat zien hoe Nederlanders met het water hun brood verdienen en recreëren, maar ook hoe men zich tegen de kracht van dit water beschermt met dijken en sluizen. De tekst bij de film is geschreven door Anton Koolhaas en uitgesproken door Simon Carmiggelt. De filmscore is van Robert Heppener, voor wie het bij deze eenmalige samenwerking met Haanstra bleef. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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