Jan de Bont Movies

A retrospective of events in director Louis van Gasteren’s life from 1964 to 1969, filmed by him in that period and reflected on from his...

This program features the standard mix of movie clips, production materials, and interviews. Cast and crew start at the beginning and discussed the...

The film is set in a signalman's house during the German occupation. When it turns out that the mother has committed adultery with a German, things...

A documentary about the Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Basic Instinct.

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually...

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell...

Short film from 1970.

A journalist has to interview a blind photographer.

A man visits his girlfriend in Amsterdam after the war. He soon finds himself, for inexplicable reasons, in a country house where two women as 'white...

A husband and wife, both of whom are career-oriented, agree never to step on the other's ambitions. Unfortunately, both become too ambitious for...

Although it was actually an impersonal commissioned film, the director's style is clearly recognizable. Once again he manages to make something that...

A woman as an object of poetic observation seen through the eager eye of the camera. Cinematic means are used to reflect the moods of women.

Short film about four boys who clash with the custodian of a construction site, because the growing number of buildings impedes on their playground....

A worried father tries to end the relationship that his son Andries has with the wife of a wrestler.

Documentary about the Dutch film director Adriaan Ditvoorst.

A conscript is given leave to visit his wife who has been admitted to hospital after a road accident. Dutch student film in the vein of the French...

Joop is sleeping in the apartment of his friend Bernard. He is waken up by a woman who is looking for Bernard. Later they babysit the neighbor's...

Short film, in which three boys want to go swimming on a Sunday afternoon, but one of the three has to look after his baby sister. They decide to...

The work of Leiden professor Bastiaans on dealing with the trauma of war victims attracts the attention of filmmaker Louis van Gasteren. He decides...