
August Willemsen, de bladzij en de werkelijkheid
Documentary
Director
Frederieke Jochems
Writers
N/A
Stars
August Willemsen, Kees Hin
Release Date
December 14, 2022
Language
Dutch, Portuguese, English
Country
Netherlands
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
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August Willemsen
as Self - August Willemsen
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Kees Hin
as Self - Kees Hin
🎬 Technical Specs
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
🎯 Categories
DutchDocumentary
⭐ Featured Review
amazing portrait of an amazing person
"Deeply moving portrait of an incredible person. Not always sympathetic, but brilliant in his work. The film portrays both August Willemsen, but also his view on Brazil. The country he both loved and hated, often at the same time. Willemsen translated many of the most important literarary works from Brazil to Dutch, for example Machado de Assis, Guimarães Rosa and Euclydes da Cunha. That way he showed the Dutch audience the literary world class of that country. Willemsen became a cultural ambassador. While doing so, he struggled with women and friends, under the influence of alcohol. An intox..."
📖 Synopsis
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