In this film version of the Dutch-language classic ('heimat'-)novel by Flemish author Felix Timmermans, the title character is a city-boy from Lier who after recovering from a life-threatening disease changes his life completely and his name to the self-invented Pallieter. He moves in with Charlote, a naive, caring relative in the country, where he starts frolicking, no longer caring for image, career or possessions, but concentrates on enjoying life -such as a draftee relative's Brueghelian wedding- and finds love with Marieke. A dark story-line however is when projected work on the river in the name of economical progress threatens the rural landscape they have fallen in love with...
Stars: Eddie Brugman, Jacqueline Rommerts, Sylvia de Leur, Joris Diels, Idwig Stephane, Rudi Van Vlaenderen
Crew: Felix Timmermans (Writer), Hugo Claus (Screenplay), Roland Verhavert (Director)
Country: Netherlands
Language: Nederlands
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Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 12, 1975
IMDb: 6
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