Rooie Sien (1975)

Directed by

Frans Weisz

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Dutch woman named Sien navigates her life and relationships in early 20th century Amsterdam. The film follows her story of love and hardship against a backdrop of working class life.

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What happens

Red Sien (Dutch: Rooie Sien) is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz, produced by Rob du Mée. The story is based on the play with the same name, created by Marius Spree at the start of the 20th century. Beppie Nooij jr. played the role of Rooie Sien ("Red Sien") almost 1500 times on the stage. In the film Willeke Alberti plays the role of the young Sien, while Nooij moved on the role of Sien's mother. The film was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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