In the sixties, the founders of the magazine De Nieuwe Stijl were radiant stars in the Dutch literary heavens: Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager, Armando, Hans Sleutelaar and Hans Verhagen. They came from the trendy world of advertising, treating writing like 'readymades'. Throughout his life, Vaandrager remained true to his ideals: you have to try everything. He became a poet, actor, father, writer, vagabond and junky, eventually ending up literally in the gutter.
Rob Keers and Bob Visser made a fascinating portrait about the legendary figure of Vaandrager. They followed him for the last few months of his life on his adventurous and devastating journeys. The film portrays a celebrity who succumbs to his own ideals. Vaandrager's life is a modern fairy tale: the literary Bohemian in the big city dies lonely in a hospital. Rotterdam plays an important role in the film, a city that had a great impact on the life and work of Vaandrager.
Part of RTM, the Rotterdam selection
IFFR 2020
- 81'
- Netherlands
- 1995
- Director
- Bob Visser
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 1995
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 81'
- Medium
- Betacam Digi
- Language
- Dutch
- Producer
- Edith Zuiderent
- Production Company
- Neon Media
- Sales
- Neon Media
- Screenplay
- Rob Keers, Bob Visser
- Cinematography
- Rob Keers
- Editor
- Wim Louwrier
- Director
- Bob Visser
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 1995
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 81'
- Medium
- Betacam Digi
- Language
- Dutch
- Producer
- Edith Zuiderent
- Production Company
- Neon Media
- Sales
- Neon Media
- Screenplay
- Rob Keers, Bob Visser
- Cinematography
- Rob Keers
- Editor
- Wim Louwrier