The Silent Pacific

The Silent Pacific (1984)

Drama

Unrelenting pessimism dominates this slow-paced, dark film, the debut feature from director Digna Sinke dedicated to an archetypal born loser named Marian (Josee Ruiter). Marian is a journalist who has been working in Latin America and who arrives home just after her father dies to find out that the man she had married for purely political reasons might be deported because the authorities found out he was not living with her. Meanwhile, Marian is upset that her mother and sister are keeping her mentally handicapped brother in an institution, and she goes there to get him released into her custody -- a mistake it turns out. He is actually worse off with her, and vice-versa. On top of everything, Marian cannot break away from the depression she feels over a tragic incident that happened while she was in Latin America -- and anything she does is colored by that moment from the past. These burdens become almost too much to bear, both for Marian and the viewers.

Director: Digna Sinke

Casts

	Josse De Pauw as Emil Winters
	Johan Leysen as Jan Verstraete
	Julien Schoenaerts as Frits Rosmeyer
	Andrea Domburg as Emilia Winters
	Josée Ruiter as Marian Winters
	Moniek Kramer as Rita Winters
	Jaap van Donselaar as t.v. redacteur
	Reinout Bussemaker as Begeleider Tehuis
	Elsje de Wijn as Receptioniste
	Peter Tuinman as agent
	Rafi Nahual as Enrique
	Luis Granados as Miguel
	Cor Witschge as Portier
	Jan Moonen as Receptionist hotel
	Pim Lambeau as Hospita

Crew