Melancholy Tales (1975)
Synopsis
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Release Date: 1975-03-20
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Bas van der Lecq
Top Cast
- Henny Alma as Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
- Fien Berghegge as Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
- Jon Bluming as Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
- Jan Dahmen as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
- Menno Dijkstra as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
- Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. as Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
- Rijk de Gooyer as Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
- Lex Goudsmit as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
- Joost Prinsen as Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
- Wieteke van Dort as Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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