Alles is liefde (2007)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Joram Lürsen

Writer:

Kim van Kooten (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 October 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love is like Santa Claus. Believing is everything.

Plot:

LOVE IS ALL Klaasje has divorced Dennis, who cheated on her with a school teacher. Dennis would like her back...

Plot Keywords:

Prince | Department Store | School Teacher | Santa | Bar

Awards:

9 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Michiel Romeyn	...	Jan
Thomas Acda	...	Ted Coelman
Anneke Blok	...	Simone Coelman
Carice van Houten	...	Kiki Jollema
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	Prins Valentijn
Wendy Van Dijk	...	Klaasje van Ophorst
Daan Schuurmans	...	Kees Tromp
Paul de Leeuw	...	Victor Jollema
Peter Paul Muller	...	Dennis
Chantal Janzen	...	Sarah
Valerio Zeno	...	Daniel Levi
Marc-Marie Huijbregts	...	Rudolf van Hoogstraten Bosch
Lies Visschedijk	...	Alicia
Viggo Waas	...	Youri
Marisa Van Eyle	...	Maria

Also Known As:

Love Is All (International: English title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Motel Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: Daniel Levi claims to be 16 years old, but in the opening sequence he is driving the van with the "Pieten". He needs to be 18 in order to have a drivers license in The Netherlands.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Kiki Jollema: I believe that that exists. That you can suddenly see a future with each other. That you know that someone still loves you if your sitting on the couch next to someone with your hanging milk boobs and exploded hair. That it's right, that it works.

Super!

Colorful, touching, and very funny! This can be considered as a Dutch version of Love Actually (even the fonts of the credit titles are similar), which is a big compliment to Love Actually. As the stories and situations here are very Dutch (including gay marriage and a vehicle carefully locked to a bridge), I think this film will move Dutch viewers more than the British version did. I know I wanted to cry at the end, but I was there with my girlfriend. Super performances of the all-star cast, all playing the roles they do best. And the movie shows Amsterdam from its most wonderful side as well!

The movie does raise a worrying question though: what will we do when He really dies? My suggestion: we ask Gijs Scholten van Aschat. Any other candidates?

Try to avoid the trailer, which spoils some surprises.