| Description |
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Note |
Gebaseerd op [based on] "Dreverhaven en Katadreuffe" en "Karakter" van [by] F. Bordewijk. |
| Cast |
Jan DeCleir (Dreverhaven), Fedja Van Huêt (Katadreuffe), Betty Schuurman (Joba), Tamar Van Den Dop (Lorna Te George), Victor Löw (De Gankelaar), Hans Kesting (Jan Maan), Pavlik Jansen Op De Haar (Jacob 12 jaar), Jasper Gottlieb and Marius Gottlieb (Jacob 6 jaar), Bernhard Droog (Stroomkoning), Lou Landré (Rentenstein). |
| Credits |
Fotografie, Rogier Stoffers ; montage [editor], Jessica De Koning ; muziek [original music], Het Paleis Van Boem ; translated by Martin Cleaver & Huub Huf. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a Dutch motion picture in 1997. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R. |
| Summary |
Dreverhaven is dead. The city's most feared bailiff, the curse of the poor, the agent of law without compassion--discovered with a knife through his heart. A self-taught lawyer who just passed his exams was the last person to see Dreverhaven alive. Now, the police want to know why he visited the old man, and the young barrister is ready to tell the story of a lifetime. |
| Contents |
Start -- Jacob Katadreuffe -- Legendary Dreverhaven -- Joba the housekeeper -- "When is our wedding?" -- Jacob's English books -- Looking for his father -- Arrested -- Jan Maan -- Cigar shop scam -- Dr. De Gankelaar -- Eloquent young man -- Mean Mr. Rentenstein -- Enemy at the gate -- Dreverhaven's proposal -- Eviction order -- Miss Te George -- Dr. Stroomkoning's library -- "I've just fired Rentenstein." -- PCS Bank vs. JW Katadreuffe -- "Do something to me!" -- Jacob's surprise party -- "I shall never marry you." -- Calm before the storm -- Mrs. Ten Have -- Last visit -- Suicide -- Acknowledged at last. |
| Awards |
Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles International Film Festival (Diem), 1997; Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actor (DeCleir), 1997 ; Zlota Zaba at Camerimage (Stoffers), 1997; Gouden Kalf for Best Feature Film at the Nederlands Film Festival, 1997; Grolsch Film Award (DeCleir), 1997; Fantasporto Directors' Week Award (Diem), 1998; Paris Film Festival Grand Prix and Prix d'Interprétation Masculine (DeCleir), 1998; Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1998. |
| Note |
Special features: Trailers [Karakter and other Sony Pictures Classics films]. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Language |
In Dutch with English subtitles ; closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
Bordewijk, F. (Ferdinand), 1884-1965 -- Film adaptations.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Illegitimate children -- Drama.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Drama.
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Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films, Dutch.
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Motion pictures -- Netherlands.
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| Added Author |
Geels, Laurens.
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Maas, Dick.
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Van Diem, Mike.
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Megen, Ruud van.
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Decleir, Jan.
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Huêt, Fedja van, 1973-
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Schuurman, Betty.
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Dop, Tamar van den, 1970-
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Löw, Victor, 1961-
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Bordewijk, F. (Ferdinand), 1884-1965.
Karakter.
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Almerica Film B.V.
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Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Character |
| ISBN |
0767889029 |
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9780767889025 |
| Standard No. |
043396085572 |
| Music No. |
08557 Sony Pictures Classics |
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