The Last Days of Emma Blank

De laatste dagen van Emma Blank Director Alex van Warmerdam

1 hr. 35 min. · Netherlands, 2009 · N/A

About the film

- Tai išdrįsk manęs nekęsti. Pagydyk mane nuo egoizmo.

In a large country mansion the ill Emma Blank is taken care of by her staff: Haneveld the head of housekeeping, Bella the chef, Gonnie the maid and Meier the stableguy. Despite her desperate desire for loving care Emma behaves as an iron dictator.

Details

Running time: 1 hr. 35 min.
Country, year: Netherlands, 2009
Age rating: N/A

Credits

Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Screenplay: Alex van Warmerdam
Cinematography: Tom Erisman
Music: Alex van Warmerdam
Cast: Marlies Heuer, Annet Malherbe, Eva van de Wijdeven, Gène Bervoets, Alex van Warmerdam

Festivals and awards

Netherlands Film Festival won Golden Calf for Best Screenplay, nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor
Venice Film Festival won Label Europa Cinemas Award.

Director

Alex van Warmerdam

Writer, designer, director and actor Alex van Warmerdam was born in 1952 in Haarlem. After studying at the Graphic School he went on to train at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, and was co-founder of the legendary theatre companies Hauser Orkater and The Mexican Dog. Besides his many film prizes, he was awarded the prestigious Prince Bernhard Prize for Culture for his entire theatre and film oeuvre and the Dutch/Flemish Theatre Writers Prize. He made his directorial debut with The Townee in 1984.