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Melancholy Tales

1975 · 1h 35m · Drama, Comedy

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.

Cast

• Henny Alma as Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
• Fien Berghegge as Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
• Jon Bluming as Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
• Jan Dahmen as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
• Menno Dijkstra as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
• Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. as Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
• Rijk de Gooyer as Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
• Lex Goudsmit as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
• Joost Prinsen as Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
• Wieteke van Dort as Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
• Peer Mascini as Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man")
• Hugo Metsers as Meneer Frits (segment ''Meneer Frits'')

Details

Director

Ernie Damen, Bas van der Lecq, Guido Pieters and Nouchka van Brakel

Released

March 20, 1975

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Studio

Sigma Film Productions

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 3 votes