The Illusionist

Name: De illusionist
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-04-17
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Freek de Jonge, Jim van der Woude, Catrien Wolthuizen

Original title: De illusionist

19831983
1h 30m

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6.9/10

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Comedy

At the center of this extremely visualized narrative are the illusionist and his brother, who is lazy on the basis of either great love, or exorbitant envy of the brother. Having spoiled the... Read allAt the center of this extremely visualized narrative are the illusionist and his brother, who is lazy on the basis of either great love, or exorbitant envy of the brother. Having spoiled the sick son in a psychiatric hospital, the mother blesses the illusionist on a long journey ... Read allAt the center of this extremely visualized narrative are the illusionist and his brother, who is lazy on the basis of either great love, or exorbitant envy of the brother. Having spoiled the sick son in a psychiatric hospital, the mother blesses the illusionist on a long journey with one suitcase. The ensuing whirlwind of events drags the heroes deeper into his turbul... Read all

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6.9/10

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Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Freek de Jonge in The Illusionist (1983)

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There is no understandable Dutch dialogue in the film (only some mumbling).

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Amusing and intriguing till the end.

This film is a must-see for the fans of the stageshows of Freek de Jonge. The film contains scenes, which are very amusing, and some are quite surrealistic. What strikes me about this film is that there's no dialog at all, and so this standup-comedian has to keep the film going on visual only. In this he clearly succeeded and it makes the film intriguing till the end.

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