Hans, Life Before Death (1983)
Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.
Director: Louis van Gasteren
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Jan Cremer as Himself |
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Willem Nijholt as Himself |
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Hans van Sweeden as Himself |
| Sound | Misha Mengelberg | Music |
| Sound | Hans van Sweeden | Music |
| Directing | Louis van Gasteren | Director |
| Sound | Brian Eno | Music |
| Production | Joke Meerman | Producer |
| Writing | Louis van Gasteren | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Fred Van Kuyk | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Wim Louwrier | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Joke Meerman | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Remmelt Lukkien | Scenario Writer |
| Crew | Paul van den Bos | Cinematography |
| Crew | Jos van Schoot | Cinematography |
