Pallieter (1975)
In this film version of the Dutch-language classic ('heimat'-)novel by Flemish author Felix Timmermans, the title character is a city-boy from Lier who after recovering from a life-threatening disease changes his life completely and his name to the self-invented Pallieter. He moves in with Charlote, a naive, caring relative in the country, where he starts frolicking, no longer caring for image, career or possessions, but concentrates on enjoying life -such as a draftee relative's Brueghelian wedding- and finds love with Marieke. A dark story-line however is when projected work on the river in the name of economical progress threatens the rural landscape they have fallen in love with...
Director:
Roland Verhavert
Writer:
Hugo Claus
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Eddie Brugman as Pallieter |
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Jacqueline Rommerts as Marieke |
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Sylvia de Leur as Charlotte |
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Joris Diels as Pastoor |
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Idwig Stephane as Fransoo |
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Rudi Van Vlaenderen as Oude Graaf |
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Herbert Flack as Jonge Graaf |
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Manu Verreth as Nonkel Manu |
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Jan Reusens as Nonkel |
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Jan Decleir as Bohumil |
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Alice Toen as Tante |
| Directing | Roland Verhavert | Director |
| Writing | Felix Timmermans | Writer |
| Writing | Hugo Claus | Screenplay |
