Henri Plaat
Henri PLAAT (1936, Netherlands) lives in Amsterdam. He studied at the Rietveld Academy in the mid-1950s before going on to work as a topographic designer. In the early 1960s, Plaat decided to concentrate on painting and watercolour. In 1966 he started to make short fiction films and travelogues, usually with a small 16-millimeter hand-held camera.
Filmography
(all short) Hitler Stay Away from my Door (1968), I Am an Old Smoking, Moving Indian Movie Star (1969), Dr. Imbédébilius (1970), El Cardenal/The Cardinal (1972), Real Fine Tea from Berlin (1972), It is not Surprising (1972), Laughter in the Rosary (1973), The Strange but Unknown Movie Star (1974), Postcards (1974), Sepp Södel Next Week (1975), Prestcold (1976), Sferen (1976), Lost Rooms (1977), Now That You are Gone (1977), Der Graf Von Rü (1978), Grave 17B (1979), Spurs of Tango (1980), Ladakh (1981), El nino perverso (1981), Other Thoughts 1 (1981), Fragments of Decay (1983), La Muerto en Vivo (1986), 2nd War Hats (1986), Return to Prestcold (1988), De ingekleurde droom (1989), Este Coche (1989), Other Thoughts 2 (1990), Madamme Ivonne (1990), Up Hill and Down Dale (1990), Fashion from New York (1990), On the Road a Smiling Stone (1992), Other Thoughts 3 (1992), Cuba (1993), Moroccan Lights (1995), Luz y sombra (1998), A Fleeting Dream (2004), Other Thougts 4 (2008)
Henri Plaat at IFFR
Este coche
6'
Netherlands
IFFR 1991
Other Thoughts 2
6'
Netherlands
IFFR 1991
On the road a smiling stone
52'
Netherlands
IFFR 1992
Up hill and Down Dale
31'
Netherlands
IFFR 1992
Moroccan Lights
40'
Netherlands
IFFR 1995
Other Thoughts 3
8'
Netherlands
IFFR 1998
Luz y sombra
22'
Netherlands
IFFR 1999
2nd War-Hats
3'
Netherlands
IFFR 2004
Fragments of Decay
12'
Netherlands
IFFR 2004
Other Thoughts 4
5'
Netherlands
IFFR 2009
The Strange But Unknown Star
A ten-year-old girl dressed as a 1920s star gives a performance while Marlene Dietrich is bombarded with egg, chocolate powder and currants. (Eye)
8'
Netherlands
IFFR 2020