Critics' Choice
Overview of films
-
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
It took the likes of Eli Roth, Harry Knowles and Steven Spielberg himself to make the dream of three Mississippi teenagers come true: a shot-for-shot
-
El mariachi
No-budget film was a ticket to Hollywood for the director. Chosen by Eric Koch (De Telegraaf).
-
Smart Alek
1972: an English family prepares to go on its summer holidays by car. The smallest children are pests, grandma is looking forward to the trip, the elder son is contrary and their enjoyment soon turns into a nightmare. Depressing look at English society; ugly, mean, insane.
-
Le jeune Werther
Youth and suicide. Very young actors in a daring stylised mise-en-scène. Chosen by Mieke Bernink (Skrien).
-
Child murderers
Beautiful, cold and dark as the Danube in winter. Chosen by Pieter van Lierop, Utrechts Nieuwsblad/GPD.
-
The wrong trousers
Penguin dressed as chicken commits a crime at the cost of a dog. Chosen by Hans Kroon (Trouw).
-
Ludwig 1881
Bavarian king takes actor on his travels to perform William Tell in the original locations. Chosen by Mark Duursma (Trouw/De Filmkrant).
-
Fusa
Man of noble blood falls in love with mysterious woman who says she has lost her memory. Chosen by Peter van Beuren (De Volkskrant).
-
Gorilla bathes at noon
Russian soldier stays in Berlin after the Wall falls and can’t accept the changes. Chosen by Hans Beerekamp (NRC Handelsblad).
-
François Truffaut, stolen portraits
Documentary about Truffaut by e.g. the editor-in-chief of Cagiers du Cinéma. Chosen by Ab Zagt (Algemeen Dagblad).
-
Boys Don’t Cry
Realistic, poetic view of a true story from 1993; in Nebraska people found the body of a girl who had for years pretended to be a boy. Chosen by Ab Za
-
A Week in the Life of a Man
A week in the life of Adam Borowski, a successful prosecutor with the Polish court. We get to know him better, not necessarily as a success, but as th