Hans, Life Before Death

★★★★★

Original title: Hans: het leven voor de dood

1983 · 2 h 35 min

Directed by Louis van Gasteren

Documentary

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Cast

Jan Cremer Robert Jasper Grootveld Willem Nijholt Ramses Shaffy Marlies van Alcmaer

Credits

Cinematography: Jos van Schoor
Music: Brian Eno Misha Mengelberg Hans van Sweeden

Plot

A documentary reconstructs the life of the Amsterdam poet and actor Hans van Sweeden, who died by suicide in 1963.

Sinekatalog’s take

A personal, reflective documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (60 votes)
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