Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas
| Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | |
| Written by | , Hugo Claus |
| Produced by | Fons Rademakers, Henry Lange, |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Egisto Macchi |
| Distributed by | (Netherlands, 1988) |
Release date | 1987 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas is a 1987 Dutch film directed by . It is based on a book by the Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film's international title is Diary of a Mad Old Man.
The film was selected for the Semaine de la Critique from the Cannes film festival in 1988.
Plot[]
Hamelinck, an already old man, suffers from a severe muscle disease and must stop working. It bothers him not long, because he gets under the spell of his daughter-in-law Simone. He admired her for years already, but now overwhelms her with gifts and treats her like a queen. He acts also submissive and is delighted as he can touch her leg. Just before he dies, Hamelinck makes the wish to get Simone’s footprints on his memorial stone.
Cast[]
- Ralph Michael ... Marcel Hamelinck
- Beatie Edney ... Simone
- Suzanne Flon ... Denise Hamelinck
- Derek de Lint ... Philippe
- Dora van der Groen ... Zuster Alma
- ... Karin
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- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films based on works by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki