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Springen

  • 1986
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
128
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Springen (1986)
ComedyThriller

"Semper Vivax" is not just another retirement home. The guests there get their best real-life memories played out for them."Semper Vivax" is not just another retirement home. The guests there get their best real-life memories played out for them."Semper Vivax" is not just another retirement home. The guests there get their best real-life memories played out for them.

  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre De Decker
  • Writers
    • Fernand Auwera
    • Stijn Coninx
    • Jean-Pierre De Decker
  • Stars
    • Herbert Flack
    • Mark Verstraete
    • Maya van den Broecke
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    128
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre De Decker
    • Writers
      • Fernand Auwera
      • Stijn Coninx
      • Jean-Pierre De Decker
    • Stars
      • Herbert Flack
      • Mark Verstraete
      • Maya van den Broecke
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Herbert Flack
    Herbert Flack
    • Axel Woestewey
    Mark Verstraete
    • Pieter Paul 'Pipo' Himmelsorge
    Maya van den Broecke
    Maya van den Broecke
    • Bellina Woestewey
    Tine Balder
    • Mevr. Driebergen
    Piet Bergers
    • Mijnheer Vanderpluym
    Jef Cassiers
    • Mijnheer Clement
    Bert Champagne
    • Burgemeester
    Robbe De Hert
    • Portier
    Hans De Munter
    Hans De Munter
    • Agent
    • (as Hans de Munter)
    Ingrid De Vos
    • Matti
    Ilma De witte
    • Patricia Haegeman
    Cary Fontyn
    Maurits Goossens
    • Mijnheer Koekelkoorn
    Jos van Gorp
    • Dokter
    Carmen Jonckheere
    • Belle
    Greta Lens
    • Greta Muller
    Dirk Lesaffer
    • Journalist
    Vic Moeremans
    • Adalbrecht Schimmelpenninck
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre De Decker
    • Writers
      • Fernand Auwera
      • Stijn Coninx
      • Jean-Pierre De Decker
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    • Trivia
      Belgian submission for the Academy Award of Best Foreign Language Film 1986.
    • Soundtracks
      Jump in the Dark
      Written by Kirk Dandy

      Sung by Emly Starr

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    8/10
    A True Hidden Gem
    A mostly gentle social satire on care for the elderly, but with some distinctly adult themes. Two very different men run a unique retirement home, but their differences threaten to interfere with its orderliness.

    Themes of alienation, senility, dementia, confusion and repetition are explored, with running jokes about the number of times characters have played out the same scene. The calm routines of the home are contrasted well with the real world outside, particularly a revue bar and a family home, but the retirement home and its many hectares are an oasis with a pace of their own. A sub-plot about compulsory purchase is an irrelevance and can be ignored.

    Some of the older characters fall into stereotypes, but with a cast this size it is inevitable. It is to the film's credit that we are able to recognise so many. Suspension of disbelief is shared between audience and cast, as the residents are both aware of the falsity and absorbed in it, memorising speeches, performing opera and dance.

    The climactic scene builds nicely, accelerating to a conclusion we can see coming but do nothing about. And we care; we know it is absurd, but we care about the characters.

    The short, post-climax scene is necessary to round things off but no more than that. There is no real resolution beyond the reconnection if a child with a parent, and even a cheeky reminder of a mystery character whose role was never quite explained. Watch to the credits for insight into the title.
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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1986 (Belgium)
    • Country of origin
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Jumping
    • Production companies
      • Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
      • Visie Filmproduktie
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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