Johan van der Keuken Movies
- 1989
A Tale of the Wind
A Tale of the Wind6.51989HD
It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them...
- 1957
Paris at Dawn
Paris at Dawn6.81957HD
Johan van der Keuken's first film is a uniquely beautiful portrait of Paris at dawn.
- 2000
The Long Holiday
The Long Holiday6.82000HD
After the famous Dutch documentary filmmaker Johan van der Keuken is told that he has prostate cancer and only a few years left to live he decides to...
- 1978
De platte jungle
De platte jungle51978HD
Documentary about the Wadden Sea in which Van der Keuken looks at this ribbon in the landscape through the eyes of a city-dweller. A film about the...
- 1981
The Way South
The Way South5.51981HD
Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation riots and squatting actions) via Paris, southern...
- 1988
The Eye Above the Well
The Eye Above the Well6.61988HD
A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within...
- 1997
Amsterdam Afterbeat
Amsterdam Afterbeat5.31997HD
Johan van der Keuken: 'We kept the ends of a lot of shots in Amsterdam Global Village: the camera leaves the subject and pans to the sound woman, who...
- 1968
The Cat
The Cat5.81968HD
Johan van der Keuken explains, "Some fifteen filmmakers were asked to make a film series in a relay style for a very popular variety program on Dutch...
- 1986
I Love Dollars
I Love Dollars01986HD
In 1984–85, Johan van der Keuken took his camera across the globe, from Amsterdam to New York to Hong Kong, ending in Geneva. The object of his...
- 1993
Brass Unbound
Brass Unbound01993HD
Documentary shows brass bands from Nepal, Surinam, Indonesia and Ghana.
- 2000
The Last Documentary
The Last Documentary02000HD
Documentary by Jan Sebening and Daniel Sponsel.
- 1973
Vietnam Opera
Vietnam Opera51973HD
A "revolutionary theater" troupe from North Vietnam performs in Amsterdam.
- 1993
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival01993HD
Short documentary about the Sarajevo Film Festival. Sarajevo in the twentieth month of its besiegement. The situation is critical but the city...
- 1965
Beppie
Beppie5.11965HD
BEPPIE is a moving and disarming portrait of an Amsterdam street urchin. Van der Keuken once described her as follows: 'She was ten years old and the...
- 2005
Trying to Describe Oneself
Trying to Describe Oneself7.42005HD
Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others. With the...
- 1974
Filmmaker's Holiday
Filmmaker's Holiday61974HD
The film is put together as a collection of autonomous images which, once combined, make up van der Keuken's mental universe: family happiness,...
- 1991
Face Value
Face Value5.81991HD
Face Value is a film combining a conscious approach with spontaneity, and contemplation with action. It presents us with the differing views of a...
- 1996
Amsterdam Global Village
Amsterdam Global Village6.61996HD
"I am far away on a distant journey through my own city", filmmaker Johan van der Keuken says at the end of his four-hour portrait of Amsterdam. The...
- 1958
Les Ratés
Les Ratés6.51958HD
A 1958 French language short film written and directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Guy Mairesse, Paniaras and Jean Patrick.
- 1964
The Blind Child
The Blind Child7.11964HD
With the use of montage sequences, voiced over with the observations of the children, van der Keuken was able to use artistic expression to portray...