Van de koele meren des doods (1982)

Original title

Van de Koele Meren des Doods

Directed by

Nouchka van Brakel

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

2h

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bourgeois woman in the Netherlands struggles with her sexuality and the repression of her desires. The film follows her quiet, inward life as she navigates societal expectations and personal turmoil.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectiverestrainedemotionally heavybleakatmospheric

What happens

Van de koele meren des doods is a 1982 Dutch film, directed by Nouchka van Brakel and based on the same-named novel by Frederik van Eeden. Book and film give an account of a bourgeois woman who struggles with her sexuality. The film is known internationally as Hedwig: The Quiet Lakes and The Cool Lakes of Death. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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