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| Laurien Van den Broeck | ... | Bieke Cuypers | |
| Dirk Roofthooft | ... | Vader Cuypers | |
| Koen De Bouw | ... | Eric Vincke | |
| Werner De Smedt | ... | Freddy Verstuyft | |
| Hilde De Baerdemaeker | ... | Linda de Leenheer | |
| Geert Van Rampelberg | ... | Tom Coemans | |
| Jan Decleir | ... | Angelo Ledda | |
| Patrick Descamps | ... | Gilles Resnais | |
| Anne-Caroline Suberville | ... | Dienster | |
| Jan Dyck | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Miek Van Bocxtaele | ... | Receptionist (as Miek Van Bocxstaele) | |
| Deborah Ostrega | ... | Anja | |
| Gene Bervoets | ... | Seynaeve | |
| Els Dottermans | ... | Eva Van Camp | |
| Lucas van den Eijnde | ... | Bob Van Camp | |
| Anaïs Terryn | ... | Ine Van Camp | |
| Lone van Roosendaal | ... | Henriette Seynaeve | |
| Jo De Meyere | ... | Baron Gustave De Haeck | |
| Johan van Assche | ... | Van Parys | |
| Roland De Jonghe | ... | Paolo Ledda | |
| Katrien Vandendries | ... | Nurse | |
| Ludo Hoogmartens | ... | Businessman | |
| Bart Slegers | ... | Lemmens | |
| Marc Peeters | ... | Opdebeeck | |
| Tom Waes | ... | Verheyen | |
| Filip Peeters | ... | Major De Keyzer | |
| Eddy Vereycken | ... | Dr. Abbeloos | |
| Kristine Arras | ... | Housekeeper | |
| Vic de Wachter | ... | Joseph Vlerick | |
| Tom Van Dyck | ... | Jean de Haeck | |
| Babett Manalo | ... | Masseuse | |
| Jan Van Looveren | ... | Police Motorcyclist | |
| Jappe Claes | ... | Prosecutor Bracke | |
| Marc Janssen | ... | Chaplain | |
| Peter Borghs | ... | Guard | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Cela Yildiz | ... | Reporter | |
Directed by | |||
| Erik Van Looy | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jef Geeraerts | novel | |
| Carl Joos | screenplay | |
| Erik Van Looy | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Mark De Geest | .... | executive producer | |
| Hilde De Laere | .... | producer | |
| Erwin Provoost | .... | producer | |
| Sjef Scholte | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stephen Warbeck | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Danny Elsen | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Yoohan Leyssens | |||
| Philippe Ravoet | |||
Casting by | |||
| Gunter Schmid | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Johan Van Essche | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Hendrik Van Kets | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Kristin Van Passel | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Esther De Goey | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Esther De Goey | .... | makeup department head | |
| Gerda van Hoof | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Guy De Lombaert | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Eddy Stevesyns | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jakob Verbruggen | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Steven Liegeois | .... | assistant property master | |
| Chris Lievens | .... | constructor | |
| Hendrik Van Kets | .... | property master | |
| Jimmy Van Meel | .... | set dresser | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Olivier de Laveleye | .... | special effects | |
| Marie Pierre Franck | .... | special effects (as Marie-Pierre Franckx) | |
| Pierre Wuidart | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Willem de Beukelaer | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Nicolas de Pruyssenaere | .... | stunts | |
| Marco Maas | .... | utility stunts | |
| Ronald Schuurbiers | .... | stunts | |
| Michel Struik | .... | utility stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Björn Charpentier | .... | clapper loader | |
| Wim Cloots | .... | lighting technician | |
| Jan Dellaert | .... | focus puller | |
| Dries Leerschool | .... | grip | |
| Dries Leerschool | .... | key grip | |
| Kurt Reybroeck | .... | grip | |
| Jan Rubens | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Michel Struik | .... | camera car operator | |
| Wim Temmerman | .... | gaffer | |
| Jo Vermaercke | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Bob Wouters | .... | electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Els Cuppens | .... | costume assistant | |
| Charlotte Willems | .... | costume assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Peter Bernaers | .... | colorist | |
| Huguette Vanvolsem | .... | negative cutter (as Huguette van Volsem) | |
Music Department | |||
| Steve Parr | .... | music mixer | |
| Steve Parr | .... | music recordist | |
Other crew | |||
| Jo van Hende | .... | location manager | |
Thanks | |||
| Wim De Witte | .... | thanks | |
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This Belgian film was titled "The Memory of A Killer" when it played in Austin in September. Known in Europe as "The Alzheimer Case," it's a police procedural about an aging hit man with early Alzheimer's who agrees to complete what he knows is his last assignment. Movies featuring a character with Alzheimer's are often somber, bittersweet weepers. "The Memory of a Killer" is nothing like that.
It's a taut, fast-paced noir with a protagonist who lives by the same code as that of Alain Delon in Jean Pierre Melville's "Le Samourai" or Jean Gabin in "Touchez Pas Au Grisbi." The hit man Angelo Ledda is portrayed by Belgian actor Jan Decleir. He won his country's top acting award and other European festival honors for his nuanced, empathic performance.
How Ledda knows what's happening to his mind is explained in a way totally credible to anyone who has known someone suffering from this disease. Even as his mind slips away, he retains his morality about certain crimes and that code eventually sends him in directions that surprise and anger his employer. Ledda's crimes and related crimes drive two police investigators - and Ledda - in a race against time. The plot threads become as tangled and mysterious as the tangles in Ledda's diseased mind and unravel in a stunning conclusion.
This film was made by Belgian director Erik Van Looy, whose stylish work won top honors along with Decleir. The film is based on the novel "De Zaak Alzheimer" by popular Belgian detective novelist Jef Geeraerts. Hopefully, it and his other novels will be translated into English. Geeraerts' psychological approach evokes another Belgian writer, the incomparable Georges Simenon. This is the first of Geeraerts' stories to reach the big screen, and Hollywood has bought the rights to a remake. Don't wait; see the original. Decleir's portrayal should not be missed.