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
Eric Schneider	...	Tom van Ophorst
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annemieke Bakker	...	Saskia
Rob Bartels	...	Politie Agent
Rutger de Bekker	...	Huub
Pien Belle	...	Klein Meisje
León Berruecho	...	Spaanse Chauffeur
Peter Blok	...	Narrator
Job Castelijn	...	Opnameleider 2
Kitty Courbois	...	Herself
Genio De Groot	...	Ambtenaar bruiloft
Diederik Ebbinge	...	Robert
Marlies Hamelynck	...	Moeder Jollema
René van 't Hof	...	Eppie
Frank Houtappels	...	Melle
Evert de Jager	...	TV-baas
Ton Kas	...	Dekker
Bas Keijzer	...	Rens
Hans Kemna	...	Acteur op bergrafenis
Hans Kesting	...	TV Host
Alex Klaasen	...	Sjoerd
Ad Knippels	...	Max
Bianca Krijgsman	...	Saleslady
Kevin Llewellyn	...	Bekende zanger
Ruben Lürsen	...	TV Host
Dirk Marks	...	Funeral guest
Esméé Medevoort	...	Brenda
Karien Noordhoff	...	Grondstewardess
Michiel Nooter	...	Albert Bok
Dennis Overeem	...	Make-up artist
Ellen Parren	...	Jonge Vrouw
Lisa Portengen	...	Moeder 1
Jan Posch	...	Vader Jollema
Lineke Rijxman	...	Jutta Horvath
Gijs Schoneveld	...	Hoofdpiet
Siebe Schoneveld	...	Boris
Camilla Siegertsz	...	Anneke
Java Siegertsz	...	Fenna Coelman
Redmar Siegertsz	...	David Coelman
Sieger Sloot	...	Pjotr
Eva Smid	...	Cateringmeisje
Ellis van den Brink	...	Lizzy Levy
Famke van der Bijl	...	Samantha
Ids van der Krieken	...	Paardenman
Ruben van der Meer	...	Barman
Joep van Deudekom	...	TV Host 3
Ellis Van Maarseveen	...	Ordinaire dame
Juul Vrijdag	...	Receptioniste
Remko Vrijdag	...	Guido
Marina Wijn	...	Opnameleider 1
Carly Wijs	...	Hanna Levy
Tim Zweije	...	Opnameleider 3
Fockeline Ouwerkerk	...	Nieuwslezeres (uncredited)
Huub Stapel	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Joram Lürsen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kim van Kooten		screenplay

Produced by
Jeroen Beker	....	producer
Job Gosschalk	....	producer
San Fu Maltha	....	producer
Han van der Werff	....	line producer
Frans van Gestel	....	producer

Original Music by
Melcher Meirmans
Merlijn Snitker
Chrisnanne Wiegel

Cinematography by
Lex Brand

Film Editing by
Peter Alderliesten

Casting by
Job Gosschalk
Matijs Wessels

Production Design by
Harry Ammerlaan

Costume Design by
Monica Petit

Makeup Department
Dirk Naastepad	....	makeup artist (as Dick Naastepad)
Bianca van der Steen	....	assistant hair stylist
Bianca van der Steen	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Ed Keij	....	production manager
Judy Maat	....	production delegate
Laurette Schillings	....	production supervisor
Hans van Helden	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michiel Collenteur	....	first assistant director
Milo Rietvelt	....	additional first assistant director

Art Department
Mei-Ling Djoa	....	props
Fleur Stikkelorum	....	art department coordinator
Raimond van Soest	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Kees de Groot	....	sound mixer
Tom de Groot	....	sound recordist
Peter Warnier	....	sound designer
Peter Warnier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arno Willemstein	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Lucien Stephenson	....	snow effects supervisor
Edward Wiessenhaan	....	special effects foreman: Rain FX
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor: Rain FX
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects coordinator: Rain FX

Stunts
Willem de Beukelaer	....	stunt supervisor
Marco Maas	....	stunt coordinator
Ronald Schuurbiers	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Bels	....	electrician
Jorrit Haas	....	grip assistant
Luc Hoeymakers	....	key grip
Johan Hoitink	....	electrician
Peter Tambach	....	additional assistant grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martina Fehmer	....	costume department

Editorial Department
Niels Koopman	....	first assistant editor
Tjeerd Muller	....	assistant editor
Leon Noordzij	....	assistant editor
John Thorborg	....	colorist

Music Department
Paskal Jakobsen	....	composer: theme song (as Bløf)
Peter Slager	....	composer: theme song (as Bløf)
Mark van den Oever	....	music clearance

Other crew
Machteld Feltmann	....	assistant: Mr. Lürsen
Machteld Feltmann	....	continuity
Tijn Heerkens	....	location manager
Frank Klein	....	budget controller
Manna Nasht	....	production art
Jorrit Niels	....	production assistant
Fleur Stikkelorum	....	production art

Production Companies

• Motel Films
• Fu Works
• Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA) (in co-production with)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Snow Business (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  dolby mastering
• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  sound post-production

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]
Victor Jollema: Did you get his number?
Kiki Jollema: No, how dumb do you think I am? He'll think that I like him. Then I'm gonna have to sleep with him.
Victor Jollema: Yeah. That would be horrible.

Finally a Dutch movie that isn't afraid of love

Who wouldn't want to unwrap Carice van Houten from her gift costume? She deserves her prince on the white horse because she comes to realize that she should believe in love. I also liked Anneke Blok, who plays a type that is rarely portrayed in Dutch movies: the busy mother who arranges everything and is heading towards a nervous breakdown. The gay couple is portrayed so matter-of-factly - not as some statement - that you are hardly aware that you are watching two men kiss each other on the lips.

The first half hour of the movie is especially funny. The movie then loses some of its momentum, despite the rapid cuts between the story lines. Some of the jokes fall flat and one extra character is hastily introduced. The finale on snowy Santa Claus's birthday makes up for a lot, although I found it a bit too understated to serve as the climax and bold moral statement that this movie deserves.

The multiple-story-line approach is a real balancing act and I applaud the filmmakers for their guts to set the bar so high. Also, I think to make a positive movie about love is in a way more daring than the cynical approach with a lot of cheap nudity, which since long has been the standard in Dutch movie-making.

Judging by the numbers of visitors, the filmmakers have succeeded in making the audience believe in love, at least for a short while..