The House (1961)
In a fragmented, non-chronological series of images, a grand villa in Bloemendaal becomes the silent witness to the lives of two generations between 1900 and its demolition in 1950. Without dialogue, the film moves through moments of birth, love, adultery, violence and death, allowing the history of the house and its inhabitants to emerge through memory-like fragments.
Director: Louis van Gasteren
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Lex Goudsmit as |
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Betsy Smeets as |
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Jack Dixon as |
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Dodo van Gasteren as |
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Dore Smit as |
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Louis van Gasteren as |
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Erik Plooyer as |
| Directing | Louis van Gasteren | Director |
| Production | Louis van Gasteren | Producer |
| Writing | Jan Vrijman | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Louis van Gasteren | Scenario Writer |
| Crew | Eduard van der Enden | Cinematography |
| Crew | Louis van Gasteren | Cinematography |
| Crew | Ton LeFèvre | Cinematography |
| Art | Kees Romeyn | Production Design |
| Sound | Wim Huender | Sound |
| Sound | Loet Roozekrans | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Else van Epen-de Groot | Music |