Faëton (1990)
Registration of the 1987 perfomance by the Dutch theatregroup De Appel of the tragedy 'Faëton Of Reuckeloze Stoutheit' by the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel from 1663. The story is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and begins begins with the Sun God Phoebus who fathered four children with Clymene. When the children grow up, they go with their mother in search of father, but they wonder whether he really exists. When Phoebus hears this, he promises to fulfill every wish of his children. His son Faëton takes advantage of this and wants to spend a day in the solar chariot through the universe. That causes a lot of problems on earth, since Faëton's recklessness almost causes extinction.
Directors: Hans Croiset, Jan Venema.
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Christine Ewert as Klymene |
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Alexander van Heteren as Faëton |
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Joke Last as Faetuze |
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Oda Spelbos as Lampete |
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Lilian Bakker as Febe |
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Sacha Bulthuis as Rei van Uren |
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Wim Bouwens as Hemelraad |
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Aus Greidanus as Jupiter |
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Trudy Labij as Faam |
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Carol Linssen as Febus |
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Will van Kralingen as Juno |
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René Vernout as Hemelraad |
| Camera | Rob van den Houten | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Rudolf Grob | Sound |
| Directing | Oline Engelvaart | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara de Vries | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Reinier Tweebeeke | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilja de Vries | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | Tom van Noorden | Lighting Design |
| Camera | Ron Zirkzee | Grip |
| Sound | Ferry Brand | Sound |
| Camera | Henk Walison | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sietse Lemmers | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jacqueline Reimerink | Editor |
| Sound | Kees Kuijer | Sound |
| Lighting | Andy Toen | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Gert Jan Eijlers | Sound |
| Crew | Emiel Jansen | Cableman |
| Writing | Guus Rekers | Script Editor |
| Writing | Joost van den Vondel | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | André Mouth | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Eric Tiethoff | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Elmar Schiphorst | Catering |
| Crew | Watze Tiesema | Dramaturgy |
| Directing | Hans Croiset | Director |
| Production | Dieke van Waveren | Producer |
| Camera | Bob Luyèr | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Bert Waarlé | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Joost van den Vondel | Script |
| Directing | Jan Venema | Director |
| Camera | Berto Oude Veldhuis | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzet van Rooyen | Hair Designer |
| Art | Tim Schenkl | Decorator |
| Camera | Rudi Komaromi | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Leigh Landy | Music |
| Directing | Aike Dirkzwager | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jordi Kemperman | Assistant Director |