The Girl with the Red Hair (film) explained

The Girl with the Red Hair
Director:Ben Verbong
Producer:Haig Balian
Chris Brouwer
Starring:Renée Soutendijk
Cinematography:Theo van de Sande
Editing:Ton de Graaff
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:Netherlands
Language:Dutch

The Girl with the Red Hair (Dutch; Flemish: Het meisje met het rode haar) is a 1981 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. It is based on the biography of resistance fighter Hannie Schaft.[1] [2] It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Cast

Reception

The film "has been criticized for taking many liberties with the facts surrounding this historical resistance fighter".[4] However, Soutendijk's performance was generally praised.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walker, Michael . Endings in the Cinema: Thresholds, Water and the Beach . 2020-03-13 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-31657-0 . en.
  2. Book: Indonesian Film Festival 1988 . 1988 . Indonesian Film Festival Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Berlinale: 1982 Programme . 13 November 2010 . berlinale.de.
  4. Book: Verstraten, Peter . Dutch Post-war Fiction Film through a Lens of Psychoanalysis . 2021-03-30 . Amsterdam University Press . 978-90-485-5172-9 . en.
  5. Book: Screen International Film and TV Year Book . 1990 . Screen International, King Publications Limited . 978-0-900925-21-4 . en.