Love Comes Quietly Explained

Love Comes Quietly
Director:	Nikolai van der Heyde
Producer:	Henk Bos
Starring:	Barbara Hershey
Music:	Georges Delerue
Cinematography:	Jörgen Persson
Editing:	August Verschueren
Runtime:	113 minutes
Country:	Belgium Netherlands
Language:	English Dutch

Love Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a gold medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film.^[1]

Plot

An American returns to his native Dutch village and causes a sensation there. When his pregnant stepdaughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese-factory owner, the conservative village starts to despise her.

Cast

• Sandy van der Linden - Harm-Wouter
• Barbara Hershey - Angela (as Barbara Seagull)
• Ralph Meeker - Ben Hoeksema
• Ward de Ravet - Menno Dijkstra
• Kitty Janssen - Louise Dijkstra
• Onno Molenkamp - Vicar Dominee de Vries (as Onno Tuinman)
• Frans Mulder - Wiebke
• Fanny Winkler - Geesje
• Hanneke Reijnders - Renske de Vries
• Romain DeConinck - Waard Meindersma
• Hero Muller - Krolse knecht
• Roel Nijboer - Norse boer
• Henk O'Breen - Notabele
• Geert Thijssens - Jensen
• Gietema Ype - Notary

Production

When Barbara Hershey agreed to participate in this film, she was six months pregnant and so Nikolai van der Heyde rewrote his screenplay to suit her condition.

Notes and References

1. Wright, Fred. David Carradine is Human-Honest! The Evening Independent. 29 August 1974, Pg. 3-B