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Keetje Tippel (1975) Katie Tippel [w/Commentary]
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Keetje Tippel (1975)
DVDRip | MKV | 668x480 | x264 @ 1905 Kbps | 107 min | 1,72 Gb
Audio: English and Dutch - each track AAC 2.0 @ 128 Kbps
+ English Director's Commentary | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 668x480 | x264 @ 1905 Kbps | 107 min | 1,72 Gb
Audio: English and Dutch - each track AAC 2.0 @ 128 Kbps
+ English Director's Commentary | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: Gerard Soeteman (screenplay), Neel Doff (novel)
Stars: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Andrea Domburg
The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she sees the corrupting influence of money.
Based on the autobiographical memoirs of Neel Doff (1858-1942), the story, set in late 19th-century Holland, concerns a poverty-stricken young prostitute (‘Tippel’ means street-worker in Dutch) living on the streets of Amsterdam who somehow managed to climb her way up the social ladder to become a wealthy society woman.
I came across this film under the title "Hot Sweat" at my local video store, and rented it out of curiosity; I had seen many movies by this director, and always thought his work was severely underated. The movie really surprised me with it's unsensationalistic style and well done cinematography. Although the female lead is very beautiful, and manages to get undressed frequently, there is always a tension to her sexuality…she is forced to rely on it only because the audience is clearly made aware that on the other side is the penniless abyss. Rutger Haur plays totally against type as a foppish young bank officer who adopts her as his mistress.
I think most people today think of Holland as a totally liberal and affluent country. This film goes a long way towards dispelling that stereotype, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a (sometimes brutally) realistic picture of 19th century life among the underclass in Amsterdamn. I liked it.
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Keetje Tippel (1975) Katie Tippel [w/Commentary]
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