Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas
1987 film
- 1987 (1987)
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Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas is a 1987 Dutch film directed by Lili Rademakers. It is based on a book by the Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film's international title is Diary of a Mad Old Man.
The film was selected for the Semaine de la Critique from the Cannes film festival in 1988.
Plot
Hamelinck, an already old man, suffers from a severe muscle disease and must stop working. It bothers him not long, because he gets under the spell of his daughter-in-law Simone. He admired her for years already, but now overwhelms her with gifts and treats her like a queen. He acts also submissive and is delighted as he can touch her leg. Just before he dies, Hamelinck makes the wish to get Simone's footprints on his memorial stone.
Cast
- Ralph Michael ... Marcel Hamelinck
- Beatie Edney ... Simone
- Suzanne Flon ... Denise Hamelinck
- Derek de Lint ... Philippe
- Dora van der Groen ... Zuster Alma
- Ina van der Molen ... Karin
- Stef Baeyens
- Camilia Blereau
- Sjarel Branckaerts
- Carry Goossens
- Daan Hugaert
External links
- Dagboek van een Oude Dwaas at IMDb
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