Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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1. Village by the River (1958)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Max Croiset, Mary Dresselhuys, Bernard Droog, Jan Retèl
Votes: 427
2. The Dark Room of Damocles (1963)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, War
The fainthearted cigar trader Ducker keeps himself quiet during World War II. That changes when parachutist Dorbeck lands in his backyard. It turns out the parachutist bears a remarkable ... See full summary »
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Lex Schoorel, Nan Los, Van Doude, Guus Verstraete
Votes: 767
3. Alleman (1963)
90 min | Documentary
How do the Dutch people live? Hidden cameras filmed the crowds on the beach, during carnival time, skating on the ice plains...
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Simon Carmiggelt, Bert Haanstra, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 499
4. Monsieur Hawarden (1968)
109 min | Drama
Meriora Gillibrand (Ellen Vogel) disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover.
Director: Harry Kümel | Stars: Ellen Vogel, Hilde Uitterlinden, Joan Remmelts, Dora van der Groen
Votes: 195
5. Mira (1971)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story of a small and conservative West-Flemish village opposing the construction of a bridge over the Scheldt.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Carlos van Lanckere, Luc Ponette
Votes: 539
6. Turkish Delight (1973)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
An aimless young artist learns to face his responsibilities when a former lover develops a terminal illness.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman, Wim van den Brink
Votes: 11,825
7. Help, de dokter verzuipt! (1974)
94 min | Comedy
Small town doctor Angelino falls in love at first sight with schoolteacher Irene. Bram the Builder is in love with gypsy girl Katja. Neither of the two men know how to convey their feelings to the objects of their affection.
Director: Nikolai van der Heyde | Stars: Jules Croiset, Martine Bijl, Piet Bambergen, Ward de Ravet
Votes: 273
8. Dokter Pulder zaait papavers (1975)
105 min | Drama
A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Kees Brusse, Ton Lensink, Dora van der Groen, Henny Orri
Votes: 295
9. Max Havelaar (1976)
PG-13 | 170 min | Drama
An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the nineteenth century is convinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people of whom he is in charge.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Peter Faber, Sacha Bulthuis, Adendu Soesilaningrat, Maruli Sitompul
Votes: 1,019
10. Soldier of Orange (1977)
R | 165 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Susan Penhaligon, Edward Fox
Votes: 13,862
11. Pastorale 1943 (1978)
125 min | Drama, War
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.
Director: Wim Verstappen | Stars: Frederik de Groot, Leen Jongewaard, Coen Flink, Sacco van der Made
Votes: 485
12. A Woman Like Eve (1979)
113 min | Drama
Young mother of two Eva is send on holiday to France by her husband to relief her stress. There she meets lesbian Liliane who lives in a commune.
Director: Nouchka van Brakel | Stars: Monique van de Ven, Maria Schneider, Marijke Merckens, Peter Faber
Votes: 509
13. Opname (1979)
92 min | Drama
An unsuspecting flower farmer visits the hospital to discuss some test results, only to find himself admitted without explanation for an indefinite period of further examination and observation.
Directors: Marja Kok, Erik van Zuylen | Stars: Helmert Woudenberg, Frank Groothof, Hans Man in 't Veld, Marja Kok
Votes: 119
14. Come-Back (1981)
120 min | Drama
Director: Jonne Severijn | Stars: Ab Abspoel, Bert André, Barbara Barendrecht, Theu Boermans
Votes: 26
15. The Cool Lakes of Death (1982)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
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 | Stars: Renée Soutendijk, Erik van 't Wout, Adriaan Olree, Derek de Lint
Votes: 549
16. The 4th Man (1983)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries
Votes: 8,540
17. Darlings! (1984)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A peaceful family-life is suddenly disturbed when the children enter puberty. The children take over the house and ban their parents from their lives.
Director: Ruud van Hemert | Stars: Peter Faber, Geert de Jong, Akkemay Elderenbos, Frank Schaafsma
Votes: 2,364
18. The Dream (1985)
96 min | Drama, History
On the turn of the 20th century, in Netherlands, three socialist activists and brothers are imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit. The prosecutor tries to get to the truth, but their comrades and others betray them.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Peter Tuinman, Huub Stapel, Joke Tjalsma, Freark Smink
Votes: 128
19. The Assault (1986)
PG | 144 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, John Kraaijkamp Sr.
Votes: 3,397 | Gross: $0.20M
20. Van geluk gesproken (1987)
100 min | Comedy
For a year, the inhabitants of a house in an Amsterdam working-class neighborhood are followed.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Mirjam Sternheim, Peter Tuinman, Geert de Jong, Marijke Veugelers
Votes: 163
21. The Vanishing (1988)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
Votes: 44,050
22. Leedvermaak (1989)
92 min | Drama
Nico and Leo are getting married. Their entire family and both their exes are in attendance. Some of these are performing musical numbers on stage. But memories of the war and the fact that... See full summary »
Director: Frans Weisz | Stars: Kitty Courbois, Peter Oosthoek, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Pierre Bokma
Votes: 115
23. Evenings (1989)
122 min | Biography, Drama
Frits van Egters' life in the last ten days of the year 1946.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Thom Hoffman, Rijk de Gooyer, Viviane de Muynck, Pierre Bokma
Votes: 571
24. Eline Vere (1991)
132 min | Drama, Romance
Eline Vere is a neurotic young woman with a turbulent family.
Director: Harry Kümel | Stars: Marianne Basler, Monique van de Ven, Johan Leysen, Thom Hoffman
Votes: 357
25. The Northerners (1992)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
During the summer of 1960, the idiosyncratic residents of a one-street Dutch suburb collide in intertwining stories of desire and frustration.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer, Loes Wouterson
Votes: 3,372
26. The Little Blonde Dead (1993)
95 min | Drama
Poet Valentijn comes in contact with his former teacher Mieke. After a brief relationship Valentijn leaves her. But when he later gets to know his son, a bond develops between the two.
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Antonie Kamerling, Olivier Tuinier, Loes Wouterson, Gees Linnebank
Votes: 1,106
27. 1-900 (1994)
Not Rated | 87 min | Romance, Drama
Sarah, 30, single, well educated, likes art, places a voice ad for phone sex, inviting replies from men under 35, sturdy and sensual.
Director: Theo van Gogh | Stars: Ariane Schluter, Ad van Kempen
Votes: 654
28. Antonia's Line (1995)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A Dutch matron establishes and, for several generations, oversees a close-knit, matriarchal community where feminism and liberalism thrive.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Veerle van Overloop, Els Dottermans
Votes: 9,464 | Gross: $4.82M
29. Lang leve de koningin (1995)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.
Director: Esmé Lammers | Stars: Maya van den Broecke, Lisa de Rooy, Cas Enklaar, Derek de Lint
Votes: 1,262
30. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,296 | Gross: $0.71M
31. The Polish Bride (1998)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Polish deceived woman hides from pimps on a Dutch farm, and shares an intriguing romance with the farmer.
Director: Karim Traïdia | Stars: Jaap Spijkers, Monic Hendrickx, Rudi Falkenhagen, Roef Ragas
Votes: 1,422
32. Madelief: Krassen in het tafelblad (1998)
85 min | Drama, Family
When Madelief's grandmother dies, her mother takes her to the funeral. She then visits her grandfather, but quickly gets bored, until Mischa tells her how much fun a rural summer can be. ... See full summary »
Director: Ineke Houtman | Stars: Madelief Verelst, Giulia Fleury, Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Blok
Votes: 466
33. Little Crumb (1999)
119 min | Drama, Family
The journey of a homeless boy who tries to find his father, set in the 1920's in Holland.
Director: Maria Peters | Stars: Ruud Feltkamp, Yannick van de Velde, Mitchell Redmond, Mark van Duijn
Votes: 2,706
34. The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Monic Hendrickx, Jeroen Willems, Peter Tuinman, Rients Gratama
Votes: 521
35. Zus & Zo (2001)
Unrated | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Zus & Zo shows what three sisters are willing to do to stop their would-be sister-in-law from coming into possession of Paraíso, their beloved family summer home on the Portuguese coast.
Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Sylvia Poorta, Anneke Blok, Monic Hendrickx, Jacob Derwig
Votes: 1,686 | Gross: $0.03M
36. Twin Sisters (2002)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance, War
Twin sisters Lotte and Anne grow up very differently after their parents death. Now adults, they want to reunite but World War II and their growing socioeconomic differences complicate things.
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras, Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl
Votes: 7,270 | Gross: $0.00M
37. Simon (2004)
TV-MA | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A mild-mannered gay dentist and a hedonist womanizer rekindle their unlikely friendship when the latter's terminal cancer drives them back together after a decade apart.
Director: Eddy Terstall | Stars: Cees Geel, Marcel Hensema, Rifka Lodeizen, Nadja Hüpscher
Votes: 8,219 | Gross: $0.00M
38. Bluebird (2004)
77 min | Drama, Music
Merel, a talented young girl, is suddenly getting bullied at school.
Director: Mijke de Jong | Stars: Elske Rotteveel, Kees Scholten, Elsie de Brauw, Jaap Spijkers
Votes: 591
39. Black Book (2006)
R | 145 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn
Votes: 80,460 | Gross: $4.40M
40. Duska (2007)
110 min | Drama
An older film critic's life is interrupted by an unexpected visitor.
Director: Jos Stelling | Stars: Sergey Makovetskiy, Gene Bervoets, Sylvia Hoeks, Fran Beumkes
Votes: 704
41. Dunya & Desie (2008)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two 18-year old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Dunya is Moroccan, grown up with Ramadan, imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips... See full summary »
Director: Dana Nechushtan | Stars: Maryam Hassouni, Eva van de Wijdeven, Christine van Stralen, Theo Maassen
Votes: 1,132
42. Winter in Wartime (2008)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
In German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Martijn Lakemeier, Jamie Campbell Bower, Yorick van Wageningen, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 13,527 | Gross: $0.54M
43. Tirza (2010)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
A laid-off book editor sets out to find his teenage daughter when she and her boyfriend go missing on holiday in Namibia.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Sylvia Hoeks, Johanna ter Steege, Keitumetse Matlabo
Votes: 1,736
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