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Melancholy tales

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.

1975 |1h 35m |  Drama, Comedy

Cast

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Henny Alma

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Fien Berghegge

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Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")

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Rijk de Gooyer

Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")

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Lex Goudsmit

Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")

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Joost Prinsen

Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")

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Wieteke van Dort

Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")

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Peer Mascini

Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man")

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Dutch

Budget

-

Revenue

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