Van de koele meren des doods (1982)

Tragic story of a wealthy woman whose sexual desires change her into a prostitute, working on the streets of Paris during the 1880s.

Director:

Nouchka van Brakel

Writers:

Ton Vorstenbosch, Nouchka van Brakel,

Stars:

Renée Soutendijk, Erik van 't Wout, Adriaan Olree

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Renée Soutendijk	...	Hedwig
Erik van 't Wout	...	Johan
Adriaan Olree	...	Gerard
Derek de Lint	...	Ritsaart
Peter Faber	...	Joop
Claire Wauthion	...	Zuster Paula / Moeder
Krijn ter Braak	...	Vader
Lettie Oosthoek	...	Gouvernante
Kristine de Both	...	Leonora
Siem Vroom	...	Godsdienstleraar
Rudolf Lucieer	...	Huisarts
Thera van Homeijer	...	Bertha
Robert de Jonker	...	Arnout
Ijsbrandt Carmiggelt	...	Pieter
Huub Stapel	...	Herman

Storyline

Tragic story of a wealthy woman whose sexual desires change her into a prostitute, working on the streets of Paris during the 1880s.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | sexual desire | 1880s | drug addiction | morphine | 

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Also Known As:

Hedwig: The Quiet Lakes

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

User Reviews

Even worse than watching the grass grow.

This movie is really bad. It has it's moments but it's another Dutch B-movie. Explicit sex and bad audio. The audio is not cync with the movie and the actors speak like they are performing a play in front of a large crowd. This makes it unnatural to hear. The acting is a bit stiff and slow, it had a good beginning but moves towards complete boringness. The story is okay, it's of course from a book written in the beginning of 1900's. But still this movie isn't there, directing is boring and standard, acting is boring and stiff. The only thing that is pretty big for a Dutch movie are the sets with lots of extras running around and some nice photographic shots.

This movie needs a remake.