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The Northerners (Dutch: De Noorderlingen) is a 1992 Dutch film by Alex van Warmerdam. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. This black comedy takes places in the 1960s, in a surreal Dutch new town consisting of only a single street. It is a darkly amusing satire of bourgeois life and its repressions, pursuit of fantasies through a Freudian forest are all executed with visual and dramatic flair. Van Warmerdam himself has said that he considers this his best film.
It won him a (Gouden Kalf) for best director, and the movie was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award. Actor Rudolf Lucieer won a Gouden Kalf for his role as Anton, the forester. The movie is part of the official Canon of Dutch films and has gained cult film status.
Original Release
04/17/1992
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Wouterse | Jacob / Slager |
Annet Malherbe | Martha |
Rudolf Lucieer | Anton / Jager |
Loes Wouterson | Elisabeth |
Leonard Lucieer | Thomas |
Alex Van Warmerdam | Plagge / Postbode |
Veerle Dobbelaere | Agnes |
Dary Some | Black man / Neger |
Theo van Gogh | Fat Willy / Dikke Willie |
Jacques Commandeur | Teacher / De Onderwijzer |
Directors
Writers
Alex Van Warmerdam, Aat Ceelen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Wouterse | Jacob / Slager |
Annet Malherbe | Martha |
Rudolf Lucieer | Anton / Jager |
Loes Wouterson | Elisabeth |
Leonard Lucieer | Thomas |
Alex Van Warmerdam | Plagge / Postbode |
Veerle Dobbelaere | Agnes |
Dary Some | Black man / Neger |
Theo van Gogh | Fat Willy / Dikke Willie |
Jacques Commandeur | Teacher / De Onderwijzer |
Loes Luca | Fat Willy's mother / Moeder Dikke Willie |
Leny Breederveld | Buurvrouw |
Olga Zuiderhoek | Buurvrouw |
Cecile Heuer | Buurvrouw |
Annemarie Blom | Buurvrouw |
Janni Goslinga | Winkelmeisje Lisa |
Beppie Melissen | Winkelmeisje Stella |
Anton Kothuis | Fotograaf / Nieuwslezer |
Victor Löw | Echtpaar Fotostudio |
Marriet Ciggaar | Echtpaar Fotostudio |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Laurens Geels | Producer |
Dick Maas | Producer |