Floris (2004)

Floris van Rozemond Junior, son and heir of a long line of knights of that name, refuses to go in the military 'family business' and becomes an actor, a profession scorned by his homonymous... See full summary »

Director:

Jean van de Velde

Writer:

Gerard Soeteman

Stars:

Michiel Huisman, Victor Löw, Daan Schuurmans

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michiel Huisman	...	Floris
Victor Löw	...	Floris sr.
Daan Schuurmans	...	Van Rossum jr.
Linda van Dyck	...	Hertogin van Gelre
Bastiaan Ragas	...	Blanchefleur / Marilyn Monroe
Loes Wouterson	...	Jacoba
Henk Poort	...	Sergeant sr.
Kees Boot	...	Sergeant jr.
Tom Jansen	...	Grote Pier
Bob van Tol	...	Van Rossum sr.
Yannick van de Velde	...	Hertog van Bourgondië
Chabi Ibidon	...	Black Pirate (as Didier Chabi)
Dimme Treurniet	...	Grote Piraat
Harry Wiesenhaan	...	Piraat Julio (as Harrie Wiessenhaan)
Pieter Tiddens	...	Kaasboer

Storyline

Floris van Rozemond Junior, son and heir of a long line of knights of that name, refuses to go in the military 'family business' and becomes an actor, a profession scorned by his homonymous father, the general of the under-age duke of Burgundy. The duke chose this year to pay for his people to have bread and butter, rather then canons for the army, but relies for Floris senior's defense force on a novelty Holy relic from the East, a nail from the Holy Cross, supposedly rendering invulnerable, smuggled to his court in an inconspicuous place- a horse's arse, yet the men of his rival, the duchess of Gelre, think they got it from the stripped body of the courier. Now Floris Sr. is charged with transporting it, but hides it in cheeses, which get sold to the duchess and distributed to her men in Christmas bonus packets. The Gelre side decides to kidnap Floris Jr. and exchange him for the relic, but a Chinese, Pi, helps him escape; when Floris Senior won't even hear their plan, they start ...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | middle ages | based on tv series | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Family | Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

16 December 2004 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

Castle Doornenburg, Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€55,010 (Netherlands), 19 December 2004, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rutger Hauer was asked to play the part of Floris' dad, the same part he played in Floris (1969), but he refused.

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Connections

References Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990)

User Reviews

Yuck!!!

Although the original Floris series was on the air way before my time, I have watched these black-and-white episodes on video several times because they have their nostalgic qualities (even if you don't particularly like Rudger Hauer, which I don't). I had been looking forward to "Floris the movie", because I sincerely hoped to find in it the same nostalgic qualities, mixed with all of the achievements of modern-day cinematography.

Alas, I have been deeply disappointed. Shallow, silly, tasteless and without a proper plot to support the actors. What total, utter crap!!! Not a bad idea to have a female version of the original Sindela, but where is the romance à la Burt Lancaster in his pirate movies? And what's with the shitty outfit - can't we do better now that film business in the Netherlands has matured? No, no, no, I know some of the actors could have done better. A missed opportunity, to say the least.