Antoinette Beumer Explained

Antoinette Beumer
Birth Name:Antoinette Janssen
Birth Place:Nieuwer-Amstel, North Holland, Netherlands
Occupation:Film director
Years Active:1991 - present
Relatives:Marjolein Beumer (sister)
Famke Janssen (sister)
Children:2

Antoinette Beumer (born Janssen; 1962) is a Dutch film director. She is notable for having directed the 2010 films The Happy Housewife and Loft.[1]

Biography

Beumer was born as Antoinette Janssen in Nieuwer-Amstel, North Holland, the Netherlands. She is the sister of actresses Marjolein Beumer and Famke Janssen.[2] [3]

Filmography

Director

Writing

Beumer's first novel, Mijn vader is een vliegtuig (2018), was awarded the Hebban Debuutprijs.[7] The novel is partly autobiographical, about growing up with a father who has mental health problems.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lebbink . Angelo Pèrez . Interview Antoinette Beumer - Loft . 9 January 2024 . Movie Scene . 7 December 2010.
  2. News: Malanowski . Jamie . FILM; A Scene Stealer's Big Score . 9 January 2024 . The New York Times . 20 August 2000.
  3. News: Famke Janssen in nieuwe film zussen Beumer . 9 January 2024 . AD . 22 December 2013.
  4. News: Lowe . Justin . 'Soof': SBIFF Review . The Hollywood Reporter . 12 February 2015.
  5. Book: Thomson, D. . The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film 6th Edition . Little, Brown Book Group . 2014 . 978-0-349-14111-4 . 9 Jan 2024 . 1295.
  6. Book: Gergely . G. . Hayward . S. . The Routledge Companion to European Cinema . Taylor & Francis . Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions . 2021 . 978-1-000-51229-8 . 9 Jan 2024 . 203.
  7. News: Antoinette Beumer wint Hebban Debuutprijs voor eerste boek . 9 January 2024 . NU . 30 September 2018.