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Melancholy Tales

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Original title

Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming

Year

1975

Running time

95 min.

Country

Netherlands

Director

Ernie Damen, Bas van der Lecq, Guido Pieters, Nouchka van Brakel

Screenwriter

Ton Ruys. Book: Heere Heeresma

Cast

Cinematography

Theo Van de Sande

Producer

Sigma Film

Genre

Drama. Comedy

Synopsis

This anthology film includes four stories filmed by four different directors. The first chronicles the amatory conquest of a bank manager by one of his female clerks. The second examines the life of an independent old man who does not want to be "improved." The third depicts the relationship between a sailor and a lady lawyer. The final story tells of a shopkeeper's fatal fishing trip.

Awards: 1975: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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Melancholy Tales

1975

Ernie Damen ...