Mira (1971)

The story of a small and conservative West-Flemish village opposing the construction of a bridge over the Scheldt.

Director:

Fons Rademakers

Writers:

Hugo Claus, Magda Reypens,

Stars:

Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Carlos van Lanckere

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Willeke van Ammelrooy	...	Mira
Jan Decleir	...	Lander
Carlos van Lanckere	...	deken Broeke
Luc Ponette	...	Maurice Rondeau
Roger Bolders	...	Sieper
Mart Gevers	...	Manse
Freek de Jonge	...	Treute
Charles Janssens	...	Snoek
Josephine van Gasteren	...	Moeder van Maurice
Fons Rademakers	...	Notaris
Romain Deconinck	...	Landmeter
Ann Petersen	...	Hospita
Ward de Ravet	...	Rijkswachter
Jo Gevers
Bert André	...	(as Marc André)

Storyline

The story of a small and conservative West-Flemish village opposing the construction of a bridge over the Scheldt.

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Plot Keywords:

bridge | female nudity | countryside | actual animal killed | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Belgium Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

4 March 1971 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Mira of de teleurgang van de waterhoek

Filming Locations:

Berlare, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

NLG 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kunst en Kino, Rademakers Productie BV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Feature film debut of Willeke van Ammelrooy. She did however play in four short films (Rotterdam-Europoort, Joop slaat weer toe, Een winterliefde and Porselein), and a television series ('t Schaep Met De 5 Pooten) before making this film.

User Reviews

A typical dutch movie about the countrysite and sex

Willeke van Ammelrooy in her first big movie that also made her a Dutch star. She later made the Oscar winning movie Antonia (1995). Director Fons Rademaker also won an Oscar for De aanslag. This movie is known for it sexy appearance of van Ammelrooy. It was the start of the dutch film revival