Nouchka van Brakel

De minder gelukkige terugkeer van Joszef Katus naar het land van Rembrandt

Wim Verstappen

Rudolf Lucieer, Roelof Kiers

The dutchified Hungarian Joszef Katús returns, after a months-long absence, to Amsterdam on 29 April 1966. The arrival of the Provos changed a great deal in the Dutch capital. The film follows Katús, mostly roaming the streets, in a loose documentary style. The events are set against the backdrop of four national occasions - The Queen's Birthday, Labour Day, Liberation Day and Remembrance Day.

Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming

Bas van der Lecq, Nouchka van Brakel

Henny Alma, Fien Berghegge

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma.

Van de Koele Meren des Doods

Nouchka van Brakel

Renée Soutendijk, Derek de Lint

Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.

Een Maand Later

Nouchka van Brakel

Renée Soutendijk, Monique van de Ven

Two women decide to exchange lives after getting into contact through a newspaper ad.

Een Vrouw als Eva

Nouchka van Brakel

Monique van de Ven, Maria Schneider

A devoted yet stressed out housewife takes a holiday to relax, and falls in love with another woman: a guitar-playing hippie who lives in a commune.

Het Debuut

Nouchka van Brakel

Marina de Graaf, Gerard Cox

The delicate story of the impossible love between an older married man and a fourteen-year old schoolgirl.

Ave Maria - Van dienstmaagd des heren tot koningin van de hemel

Nouchka van Brakel

Mary of Nazarene is one of the most popular female figures of our world's history. When feminist filmmaker and non-believer Nouchka van Brakel saw a painting of Mary, on which she was told that she would give birth to the Messiah, she was struck by Mary's rather reserved expression. Instead of happiness or humble devotion, the look on her face was doubtful. This fascinated Nouchka van Brakel, and led her to make AVE MARIA, a documentary on the one hand about this mythical, particularly beloved woman and on the other hand about her worshippers who make her Queen of Heaven. AVE MARIA portrays the untameable longing of mankind for the Mother of all mothers; from Virgin Mary, to Mother of the Son of God, to Lady of All Nations, to Queen of Heaven. What powerful emotions drive those devoted to Mary? Journeys to Turkey, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands gradually reveal the mystery.... A fascinating quest.

De Vriendschap

Nouchka van Brakel

Gerard Cox, Willem Nijholt

Two friends meet again in the autumn of their lives. They have not seen each other for years, but soon find their renewed friendship put to the test when one of them falls ill and the other loses his newfound love.

Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

Nouchka van Brakel

Luutgard Willems, Hans Kesting

The Directors

George Schouten

Ate de Jong, Dick Maas

In 1984, Ate de Jong, Dick Maas and George Schouten founded The Directors, a band made up of movie directors. Later on, more directors joined and so did actors, actresses and singers. This documentary follows the band members at home, on the set, at rehearsals and during performances. It’s a story of friendship, opposing characters, growing old and ambitions and illusions. Anecdotes and archive films provide a hilarious flashback on the lives of the film friends. Time has treated them well. Everybody is or has been successful. To rough it all up, they decide to write a song that will be played at one of the band member’s funeral.