Johan van der Keuken Movies

  • 1989
    A Tale of the Wind

    A Tale of the Wind

    A Tale of the Wind

    6.51989HD

    It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them...

    A Tale of the Wind
  • 1968
    The Cat

    The Cat

    The Cat

    5.81968HD

    Johan van der Keuken explains, "Some fifteen filmmakers were asked to make a film series in a relay style for a very popular variety program on Dutch...

    The Cat
  • 1974
    Filmmaker's Holiday

    Filmmaker's Holiday

    Filmmaker's Holiday

    61974HD

    The film is put together as a collection of autonomous images which, once combined, make up van der Keuken's mental universe: family happiness,...

    Filmmaker's Holiday
  • 1988
    The Eye Above the Well

    The Eye Above the Well

    The Eye Above the Well

    6.61988HD

    A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within...

    The Eye Above the Well
  • 1978
    De platte jungle

    De platte jungle

    De platte jungle

    51978HD

    Documentary about the Wadden Sea in which Van der Keuken looks at this ribbon in the landscape through the eyes of a city-dweller. A film about the...

    De platte jungle
  • 2000
    The Last Documentary

    The Last Documentary

    The Last Documentary

    02000HD

    Documentary by Jan Sebening and Daniel Sponsel.

    The Last Documentary
  • 1996
    Amsterdam Global Village

    Amsterdam Global Village

    Amsterdam Global Village

    6.61996HD

    "I am far away on a distant journey through my own city", filmmaker Johan van der Keuken says at the end of his four-hour portrait of Amsterdam. The...

    Amsterdam Global Village
  • 1965
    Beppie

    Beppie

    Beppie

    5.11965HD

    BEPPIE is a moving and disarming portrait of an Amsterdam street urchin. Van der Keuken once described her as follows: 'She was ten years old and the...

    Beppie
  • 1964
    The Blind Child

    The Blind Child

    The Blind Child

    7.11964HD

    With the use of montage sequences, voiced over with the observations of the children, van der Keuken was able to use artistic expression to portray...

    The Blind Child
  • 1966
    Blind Child 2

    Blind Child 2

    Blind Child 2

    6.91966HD

    Two years after making his film BLIND KIND, Van der Keuken contacted the blind boy that had impressed him most at the time.

    Blind Child 2
  • 1981
    The Way South

    The Way South

    The Way South

    5.51981HD

    Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation riots and squatting actions) via Paris, southern...

    The Way South
  • 1957
    Paris at Dawn

    Paris at Dawn

    Paris at Dawn

    6.81957HD

    Johan van der Keuken's first film is a uniquely beautiful portrait of Paris at dawn.

    Paris at Dawn
  • 1958
    Les Ratés

    Les Ratés

    Les Ratés

    6.51958HD

    A 1958 French language short film written and directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Guy Mairesse, Paniaras and Jean Patrick.

    Les Ratés
  • 2000
    The Long Holiday

    The Long Holiday

    The Long Holiday

    6.82000HD

    After the famous Dutch documentary filmmaker Johan van der Keuken is told that he has prostate cancer and only a few years left to live he decides to...

    The Long Holiday
  • 1984
    Time

    Time

    Time

    61984HD

    The point of departure for this film is the 1981 composition De Tijd by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen. Van der Keuken leaves the music undisturbed...

    Time
  • 1980
    The Master and the Giant

    The Master and the Giant

    The Master and the Giant

    4.81980HD

    A musical comedy. One God creates the world, the other destroys the creation and hopes to make a better job of it.

    The Master and the Giant
  • 1993
    Brass Unbound

    Brass Unbound

    Brass Unbound

    01993HD

    Documentary shows brass bands from Nepal, Surinam, Indonesia and Ghana.

    Brass Unbound
  • 1973
    The Reading-Lesson

    The Reading-Lesson

    The Reading-Lesson

    6.51973HD

    Van der Keuken juxtaposes images of Dutch children learning to read against those of the coup d'état in Chile.

    The Reading-Lesson
  • 2005
    Trying to Describe Oneself

    Trying to Describe Oneself

    Trying to Describe Oneself

    7.42005HD

    Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others. With the...

    Trying to Describe Oneself
  • 1997
    Amsterdam Afterbeat

    Amsterdam Afterbeat

    Amsterdam Afterbeat

    5.31997HD

    Johan van der Keuken: 'We kept the ends of a lot of shots in Amsterdam Global Village: the camera leaves the subject and pans to the sound woman, who...

    Amsterdam Afterbeat