The Dress (1996 film)

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De jurk
Film poster
Directed by	Alex van Warmerdam
Written by	Alex van Warmerdam
Edited by	Rene Wiegmans
Music by	Alex van Warmerdam
Release date	21 March 1996 (1996-03-21)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

The Dress or De jurk is a 1996 Dutch comedy film drama directed by Alex van Warmerdam.

Plot[]

The Dress is a tale filled with sex, violence, misery, comedy and drama as it follows the life of a dress and parade of lives. Conceived under a cloud of frustration and despair by the dressmaker, the dress becomes a wheel of misfortune in extraordinary sequence of events that envelopes both the dress and those fatefully drawn into its universe. An aloof artist, a school girl, an unfulfilled maid, a borderline train conductor and a broken business executive, all become involuntary players in a macabre game of tag. No one who comes in contact with the dress until it reaches its destination.

Cast[]

• Henri Garcin as Van Tilt
• as Mrs. Van Tilt
• as Cremer
• as Stewardess
• as Loohman
• Peter Blok as De Vos
• Jacob Derwig as Koerier
• Rudolf Lucieer as De Vet
• as Eva
• as Shopassistent
• Rijk de Gooyer as Martin
• as Stella
• Jack Wouterse as Gardener
• Ariane Schluter as Cleaning woman
• as Overbuurman

Reception[]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10.^[1]

David Rooney of Variety magazine said that "Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam, spins an eventful narrative out of the story of an inanimate object in his third feature, The Dress. Charting the effect the titular garment has on a string of men and women, the director does a mechanically impressive job of sustaining what feels like an exercise in narrative construction".^[2]

See also[]

• List of films featuring home invasions

References[]

External links[]

• The Dress at IMDb

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