Snapshots (2002)

An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.

Director:

Rudolf van den Berg

Writers:

Michael O'Loughlin, Rudolf van den Berg

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin

Cast

Credited cast:
Burt Reynolds	...	Larry Goldberg
Julie Christie	...	Narma
Carmen Chaplin	...	Aïsha
Angela Groothuizen	...	Rose
Pierre Bokma	...	Max Meyer
Jonathan Ryland	...	Paddy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nichola Aigner	...	Policewoman
Chip Bray	...	Priest
Eric Michael Cole	...	Larry (30 years old)
Merieke de Boer	...	Young bride
Angelique de Bruijne	...	Waitress on the boat
Tijn Docter	...	Shy Boy
Abdelghafar Essalfi	...	Man in bus
Frank Feys	...	Policeman
Jerusha Geelhoed	...	TV journalist in photo exhbition

Storyline

Larry Goldberg is the owner of a second-hand bookstore in Amsterdam. He came to The Netherlands 30 years ago. He's a middle aged hermit who likes to talk and has an answer to everything. He is intelligent and has a sense of humour. One day, a girl walks into his store, who looks like Larry's lost love from Morocco. The girl makes Larry rethink his life. In the surroundings of the bookstore, a lot of criminal, but also funny activities take place. Besides Amsterdam, the movie also travels to Morocco, to see Larry and his love 30 years before, and to the United States, where Aïsha's family lives.

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Plot Keywords:

briefcase of money | tent | mispronounced french | reporter | art show | 

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Taglines:

A story of first loves and second chances.

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Genres:

Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity, language and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 2 September 2002 (2002)

User Reviews

Clever, flawed, sentimental...very human traits

Snapshots is a New World meets Old World, young meets old, past meets present love story with a fine use of coincidence, a great flavor of Amsterdam, and some terrific moments by Reynolds and Chaplin.

The flashback scenes of younger love (apparently done by a second crew) are nearly unwatchable...editors might have saved them as quick, patchy dream-like sequences, but let them run in all of their silliness. Without a fast-forward button, they ruin the film. USA scenes are almost as bad with a corny TV flair and evidently no budget for cinema-like setups--the only good thing to say is that they show how much better an actress Chaplin is than the production around her.

Watch it for the Amsterdam parts, which are lovely, well-acted, and even funny.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Netherlands UK USA

Language:

English Arabic Dutch

Release Date:

29 August 2002 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Migawki z przeszłości

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albion Entertainment, Cadenza Films B.V., Dune Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color