Johan van der Keuken Movies
- 1973
Bert Schierbeek/The Door
Bert Schierbeek/The Door01973HD
A short portrait of poet Bert Schierbeek, who reads from his poetry.
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- 1997
To Sang Fotostudio
To Sang Fotostudio6.1671997HD
In the person of To Sang, a Chinese-born photographer living and working in Amsterdam, JVDK has found his perfect counterpart and alter ego. To...
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- 1958
Les Ratés
Les Ratés6.51958HD
A 1958 French language short film written and directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Guy Mairesse, Paniaras and Jean Patrick.
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- 1972
Diary
Diary01972HD
The tools people adopt to try and control nature. In parallel with the early history of Van der Keuken's child.
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- 2002
For the Time Being
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The opening segment for a planned larger documentary by Johan van der Keuken. Unfortunately, this is all that was completed before his death. These...
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- 1986
The Unanswered Question
The Unanswered Question01986HD
The film consists of two basic components: the music of Charles Ives, 'The unanswered question', from 1907, and a letter written by an old woman who...
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- 1994
On Animal Locomotion
On Animal Locomotion51994HD
A spew of images swarm the screen; appearing before no answers-man and his machinery, denuded wholly of its grace and beauty.
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- 1980
The Master and the Giant
The Master and the Giant4.81980HD
A musical comedy. One God creates the world, the other destroys the creation and hopes to make a better job of it.
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- 1965
In ’t nest met de rest
In ’t nest met de rest01965HD
Collage film in which Van der Keuken makes use of Eddy Posthuma de Boer's source material.
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- 1984
Toy
Toy01984HD
An short anti-cruise missile film created in collaboration with a group of filmmakers.
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- 1970
De Snelheid 40/70
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Memories of World War II are evoked by images of the then current events of 1970.
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- 1967
A Film for Lucebert
A Film for Lucebert01967HD
Experimental documentary by Johan van der Keuken about Dutch painter and poet Lucebert.
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- 2002
Last Words
Last Words02002HD
Following in the footsteps of his uncle, this film documents the last days of Johan van der Keuken.
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- 1968
De Tijd Geest
De Tijd Geest01968HD
Protesting youngsters chant slogans such as “Johnson murderer” and sing “Murderer, many people are being killed”. It is the...
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- 1991
Face Value
Face Value5.81991HD
Face Value is a film combining a conscious approach with spontaneity, and contemplation with action. It presents us with the differing views of a...
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- 1982
Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm01982HD
Johan van der Keuken's film was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of De Melkweg (The Milky Way). De Melkweg is a multimedia venue in Amsterdam,...
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- 1973
The Reading-Lesson
The Reading-Lesson6.51973HD
Van der Keuken juxtaposes images of Dutch children learning to read against those of the coup d'état in Chile.
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- 1965
Vier muren
Vier muren01965HD
Film essay about the slums of 1960's Amsterdam.
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- 1964
Indische jongen
Indische jongen01964HD
One of Van der Keuken's earliest fictional shorts.
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- 1963
De oude dame
De oude dame01963HD
An adaptation of a story by Remco Campert. The long and silent image of a boy during the morning hours, in front of a mirror.
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