De Avonden (1989)

Original title

De avonden

Directed by

Rudolf van den Berg

Genre

drama

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man in post-war Amsterdam drifts through a series of mundane evenings with his family and friends. He struggles with feelings of emptiness and detachment as he tries to find meaning in his life.

slow-burnmelancholicintrospectiveatmosphericbleakcontemplativealienatingdarkly comic

What happens

Evenings (Dutch: De Avonden) is a 1989 Dutch film directed by Rudolf van den Berg. It is based on the novel of the same title by Gerard Reve. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Leading roles were played by Thom Hoffman, Rijk de Gooyer and Pierre Bokma. The film won two Golden Calf awards: best film, best actor (Thom Hoffman). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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