Isabelle (2011)
Isabelle is a famous and beloved actress from the Netherlands, who disappears when on Holiday in Belgium. She has been kidnapped by bartender Jeanne Bitor, an artist with a disfigured face. Jeanne is very bitter about her 'ugly' appearance, and she is obsessed with the process of dying and deterioration of animals and humans. Therefore, she abducts Isabelle and starves her to death, while painting her in different phases of the process.
Director:
Ben Sombogaart
Writer:
Marieke van der Pol
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Halina Reijn as Isabelle |
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Tineke Caels as Jeanne |
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Wim Opbrouck as Bernard |
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Edwin de Vries as Vader van Isabelle |
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Monique van de Ven as Moeder van Isabelle |
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Michel van Dousselaere as Peer |
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Daniel Plier as Father Jeanne |
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Brigitte Urhausen as Mother Jeanne |
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Barbara Sarafian as Gislene |
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Anna Drijver as Camilla |
| Writing | Marieke van der Pol | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tessa de Loo | Writer |
| Directing | Ben Sombogaart | Director |
| Editing | Herman P. Koerts | Editor |
| Production | Frans van Gestel | Producer |