Melancholy Tales (1975)
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Directors: Bas van der Lecq, Guido Pieters, Ernie Damen, Nouchka van Brakel.
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Henny Alma as Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Fien Berghegge as Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Jon Bluming as Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Jan Dahmen as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Menno Dijkstra as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. as Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom") |
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Rijk de Gooyer as Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom") |
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Lex Goudsmit as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man") |
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Joost Prinsen as Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man") |
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Wieteke van Dort as Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man") |
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Peer Mascini as Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man") |
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Hugo Metsers as Meneer Frits (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Pleuni Touw as Juffrouw Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Sacco van der Made as Vader van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Lida Lobo-Polak as Juffrouw Kannegieter (segment ''Meneer Frits'') |
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Siem Vroom as Kroegbaas (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Frans Mulder as Snackbaruitbater (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Ralph Wingens as Schoft (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Helen Hedy as Onderbuurvrouw (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Paul Meijer as Marktkoopman (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Theo Pont as Onderbuurman (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Johan te Slaa as Kerstboomverkoper (segment ''De smalle oude man'') |
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Carry Tefsen as Zijn vrouw (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Frits Lambrechts as Gerrie (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Michiel Kerbosch as Michiel (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Jaap Hoogstra as De oude man (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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Chiem van Houweninge as De zeeman (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
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John van Vugt as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'') |
| Directing | Bas van der Lecq | Director |
| Directing | Guido Pieters | Director |
| Directing | Ernie Damen | Director |
| Directing | Nouchka van Brakel | Director |
| Camera | Theo van de Sande | Director of Photography |
| Production | Matthijs van Heijningen | Producer |
| Writing | Guus Luyters | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Ton Ruys | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Chiem van Houweninge | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Heere Heeresma | Novel |
