Love Is All (2007)

The bumpy love lives of four Amsterdam couples intersect during the days leading up to Dutch national holiday Sinterklaas.

Director:

Joram Lürsen

Writer:

Kim van Kooten (screenplay)

Stars:

Michiel Romeyn, Thomas Acda, Anneke Blok

9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michiel Romeyn	...	Jan
Thomas Acda	...	Ted Coelman
Anneke Blok	...	Simone Coelman
Carice van Houten	...	Kiki Jollema
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	Prins Valentijn
Wendy van Dijk	...	Klaasje van Ophorst
Peter Paul Muller	...	Dennis
Daan Schuurmans	...	Kees Tromp
Paul de Leeuw	...	Victor Jollema
Lies Visschedijk	...	Alicia
Marc-Marie Huijbregts	...	Rudolf van Hoogstraten Bosch
Lineke Rijxman	...	Jutta Horvath
Viggo Waas	...	Youri
Camilla Siegertsz	...	Anneke
Bas Keijzer	...	Rens

Storyline

LOVE IS ALL Klaasje has divorced Dennis, who cheated on her with a school teacher. Dennis would like her back, but when she moves in with a young lover it looks as if he has missed the boat. Meanwhile, Klaasje's best friend Simone is the pivot of her family. Her husband Ted often feels redundant and he does not have the guts to tell her that he has been laid off. Pool attendant Victor is looking forward to marrying the love of his life, Kees. But Kees has doubts and keeps his fears at bay during weekends spent 'larping' (Live Action Role Play). Victor's sister Kiki, a sales assistant at department store Bijenkorf, is dreaming of a prince on a white horse. But she is unaware of the fact that a real prince, Valentijn, is crazy about her. With the arrival of a mysterious Santa Claus, all these amorous ups and downs reach a climax, while the happy endings come closer too.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | prince | school teacher | santa | department store | 

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Taglines:

Love is like Santa Claus. Believing is everything.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

"Alles is liefde" the soundtrack of the movie was created by the dutch band BLØF.

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Goofs

The day saint Nicolas arrives in Holland, is in the movie on a Sunday, but in reality it is always celebrated on a Saturday.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Prins Valentijn: Can I give you a ride home?
Kiki Jollema: No. I'm actually waiting for my true love.
Prins Valentijn: Who isn't? Now the question is. What do we do in the mean time?

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Crazy Credits

During the initial credits, there is footage of the re-scheduled wedding. The rest of the credits are laid out as a wedding invitation/ card and have hand-written greetings to the couple inscribed, as well as stills from the film and small clips in floral heart shapes of couples (not necessarily from the film).

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Connections

References Love Actually (2003)

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Soundtracks

This Will be an Everlasting Love
Written by Chuck Jackson (as Jackson) and Marvin Yancy (as and Yancy)
Performed by Leona Philippo

User Reviews

Shamelessly stolen Dutch version of "Love actually"

It is not a bad film. It is pleasant to see, even though painfully predictable throughout. Nice actors. But the script is a shameless copy of British "Love actually". Besides, Kim van Kooten must have been living in some sort of a fantasy world: no foreigners ("niet Westerse allochtonen") in this movie at all! This isn't today's Netherlands; perhaps, this is how the Dutch middle class would like it to be, but it certainly does not reflect the reality! But then again, in real life Prince of Orange doesn't walk around the shops without security either,does he? All in all, not a bad fairy tale, but I would prefer to see something original, not just a cheap copy of films from other countries.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch English Spanish

Release Date:

11 October 2007 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Love Is All

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,740,500 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,537,889

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motel Films, Fu Works, Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1