Snapshots (I) (2002)

An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.

Director:

Rudolf van den Berg

Writers:

Michael O'Loughlin, Rudolf van den Berg

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin

Cast

Credited cast:
Burt Reynolds	...	Larry Goldberg
Julie Christie	...	Narma
Carmen Chaplin	...	Aïsha
Angela Groothuizen	...	Rose
Pierre Bokma	...	Max Meyer
Jonathan Ryland	...	Paddy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nichola Aigner	...	Policewoman
Chip Bray	...	Priest
Eric Michael Cole	...	Larry (30 years old)
Merieke de Boer	...	Young bride
Angelique de Bruijne	...	Waitress on the boat
Tijn Docter	...	Shy Boy
Abdelghafar Essalfi	...	Man in bus
Frank Feys	...	Policeman
Jerusha Geelhoed	...	TV journalist in photo exhbition

Storyline

Larry Goldberg is the owner of a second-hand bookstore in Amsterdam. He came to The Netherlands 30 years ago. He's a middle aged hermit who likes to talk and has an answer to everything. He is intelligent and has a sense of humour. One day, a girl walks into his store, who looks like Larry's lost love from Morocco. The girl makes Larry rethink his life. In the surroundings of the bookstore, a lot of criminal, but also funny activities take place. Besides Amsterdam, the movie also travels to Morocco, to see Larry and his love 30 years before, and to the United States, where Aïsha's family lives.

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Plot Keywords:

welding | mispronounced french | bicycle cart | used book store | prostitute | 

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Taglines:

A story of first loves and second chances.

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Genres:

Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Netherlands UK USA

Language:

English Arabic Dutch

Release Date:

29 August 2002 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

O vivliopolis tou Amsterdam

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albion Entertainment, Cadenza Films B.V., Dune Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 2 September 2002 (2002)

User Reviews

The Past Is My Future

For those that are long time Burt Reynolds fans, this movie is unique. For the first time in many years, Burt was forced to act instead of being a sexy model who could spew lines on cue. Sadly, Burt doesn't portray a aging hippie really well. It isn't the acting that is so bad. it is the writing. Scene changes at the very beginning of the movie confuses, then brush off. It takes until almost the middle of the movie to fully understand what is going on. The underlying story of a young girl finding herself works out eventually. But that too takes forever. All of the actors and actresses do a wonderful job in their parts. Horrible writing kills their acting jobs though. A touching story once you forget about the worthlessness of it all.