Brittle (1997)
The parents of five sisters have been married for forty years; the daughters have gathered in the family beach house to make a video for them. The encounter is marked by many confrontations as well as cheerful moments. Reminiscent of the sweet children's poems that mother recited are countered by Elsschot's Marriage: 'He thought: I'll kill her and set light to the house...' It also turns out that father had once disappeared for eighteen months, a 'secret' that the daughters have different ideas about. Brittle, an intimate film version of a play written and performed by the same actresses, is about rivalry in a family, the right to silence, but also about the need for solidarity. At the Netherlands Film Festival in 1997 the Golden Calf for Best Actress was awarded to the five actresses together.
Director: Mijke de Jong
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Marnie Blok as Teddy |
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Lieneke le Roux as Lian |
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Maartje Nevejan as Leen |
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Leonoor Pauw as Muis |
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Adelheid Roosen as Carlos |
| Directing | Mijke de Jong | Director |
| Writing | Jolein Laarman | Writer |
| Writing | Mijke de Jong | Writer |
| Editing | Menno Boerema | Editor |
| Crew | Joost van Starrenburg | Cinematography |
| Production | René Scholten | Producer |
| Production | René Goossens | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolein Laarman | Costume Design |
| Art | Jolein Laarman | Production Design |
