Karakter = Character
(DVD)
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics :, [2003].
ISBN
0767889029, 9780767889025
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | ACADEMY CHA (DUTCH) | On Shelf |
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD WORLD DUTCH CHARACTER | On Shelf |
| Villa Park Public Library - Adult AV | DVD DRAMA CHA | On Shelf |
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Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics :, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Dutch
ISBN
0767889029, 9780767889025
UPC
0043396085572, 043396085572
Notes
General Note
Based on "Dreverhaven en Katadreuffe" and "Karakter" by F. Bordewijk.
General Note
Originally produced as a Dutch motion picture in 1997.
General Note
Special features: Trailers [Karakter and other Sony Pictures Classics films].
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Rogier Stoffers ; editor, Jessica De Koning ; original music, Het Paleis Van Boem.
Participants/Performers
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).
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language
In Dutch with English subtitles ; closed-captioned in English.
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.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Geels, L., Maas, D., Van Diem, M., Megen, R. v., Decleir, J., Huêt, F. v., Schuurman, B., Dop, T. v. d., Löw, V., Almerica Film B. V., & Bordewijk, F. 1. (2003). Karakter =: Character . Sony Pictures Classics :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laurens. Geels et al.. 2003. Karakter =: Character. Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laurens. Geels et al.. Karakter =: Character Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Geels, L., Maas, D., Van Diem, M., Megen, R. v., Decleir, J., Huêt, F. v. and Schuurman, B. et al (2003). Karakter =: character. Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Geels, Laurens., et al. Karakter =: Character Sony Pictures Classics :, 2003.
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