RTM Special: Bob Visser
Bob Visser’s extensive oeuvre consists of countless films, music videos and TV programmes, the majority of which Visser made in Rotterdam’s cultural underground scene of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He also shot the Netherlands’ first music videos, including Kranenballet for new wave band Kiem from Rotterdam. Worth a mention: Visser’s first feature film Het veld van eer, after a script by Rien Vroegindeweij and the recently deceased Jules Deelder, was actress Loes Luca’s debut. Three years later, his second long film Plan Delta came along. He also made a lot of TV for the VPRO broadcaster and RTV Rijnmond that functioned as a springboard for a generation of young makers and actors.
This programme features: EXITing (1995), Plan Delta (1986), Het veld van eer (1983), Stadsgezicht (1977), Mijn leven als Deelder (2013) and Kranenballet (1985). After the screening of Het veld van eer, NOS presenter Winfried Baijens talks to special guests including Loes Luca, Rien Vroegindeweij and Mijke de Jong.
Part of RTM, the Rotterdam selection.
In this combined programme
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EXITing
Portrait of the Rotterdam poet Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager, a literary great who succumbed to his own compelling life. -
Plan Delta
Futuristic fantasy (from 1983) taking place around 2300 in two cities: one for the elite who become infertile, one for the potent poor. -
Het veld van eer
During their honeymoon in Verdun, Louis turns into a fanatic maniac and tries to attack his brand-new bride, Ada. -
Kranenballet
Music video of ‘Doin’ Time’ by the new-wave band Kiem, with a choreography performed by Seaport Terminals crane operators. -
Het gat van Nederland – J.A. Deelders stadsgezicht
First extensive television portrait ever made of poet Jules Deelder, where he criticised the attempts to soften Rotterdam’s image.