Johan van der Keuken Movies
- 1973
The White Castle
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Part of Johan van der Keuken's North/South series, The White Castle focuses on the impact of the West on the underclass: on the concrete realities of...
- 1965
In ’t nest met de rest
In ’t nest met de rest01965HD
Collage film in which Van der Keuken makes use of Eddy Posthuma de Boer's source material.
- 2002
Last Words
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Following in the footsteps of his uncle, this film documents the last days of Johan van der Keuken.
- 1962
Lucebert
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Van der Keuken follows the creative process of Lucebert, a Dutch painter annex poet. Episode four of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1965
Vier muren
Vier muren01965HD
Film essay about the slums of 1960's Amsterdam.
- 1982
Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm01982HD
Johan van der Keuken's film was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of De Melkweg (The Milky Way). De Melkweg is a multimedia venue in Amsterdam,...
- 1962
Yrrah
Yrrah01962HD
Short documentary about Yrrah, the ruthless illustrator who was always giggling. First of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1962
Opland
Opland01962HD
The indomitable laughter of a radical. A collage. Third of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1964
Indische jongen
Indische jongen01964HD
One of Van der Keuken's earliest fictional shorts.
- 1962
Tajiri
Tajiri01962HD
Short documentary about the visual artist Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009). Second of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1970
Velocity 40-70
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Memories of World War II are evoked by images of the then current events of 1970.
- 1968
The Spirit of the Times
The Spirit of the Times01968HD
In SPIRIT OF THE TIME (1968) van der Keuken presents a collage of "drop-outs," protesters (both left and right), musicians and "hippies." He...
- 1967
A Film for Lucebert
A Film for Lucebert01967HD
Experimental documentary by Johan van der Keuken about Dutch painter and poet Lucebert.
- 1989
The Mask
The Mask01989HD
During the celebrations of the bicentenary of the French Revolution, Johan van der Keuken made a film about the revolutionary ideals of equality,...
- 1976
Spring
Spring01976HD
Five portraits from the mid-seventies. The nouveau riches and the nouveau pauvres take their places. With Joop Uchtman, Claude Menard, Ome Joop...
- 1972
Diary
Diary01972HD
The tools people adopt to try and control nature. In parallel with the early history of Van der Keuken's child.
- 2002
For the Time Being
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The opening segment for a planned larger documentary by Johan van der Keuken. Unfortunately, this is all that was completed before his death. These...
- 1986
The Unanswered Question
The Unanswered Question01986HD
The film consists of two basic components: the music of Charles Ives, 'The unanswered question', from 1907, and a letter written by an old woman who...
- 1968
De Tijd Geest
De Tijd Geest01968HD
Protesting youngsters chant slogans such as “Johnson murderer” and sing “Murderer, many people are being killed”. It is the...
- 1974
The New Ice Age
The New Ice Age01974HD
De Nieuwe IJstijd is the third part of the triptych Noord-Zuid (North-South), in which the director focuses on the relationships between rich and...