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Melancholy Tales (1975)

★ 6.3/10 95 min Drama, Comedy Netherlands Dutch
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Henny Alma
Henny Alma Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Fien Berghegge
Fien Berghegge Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Jon Bluming
Jon Bluming Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Jan Dahmen Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Menno Dijkstra Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Lex Goudsmit
Lex Goudsmit Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")

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