Hans, Life Before Death

Overview

Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Cast

Willem Nijholt,Jan Cremer,Hans van Sweeden

Director

Louis van Gasteren

Writer

Louis van Gasteren,Joke Meerman,Wim Louwrier,Remmelt Lukkien,Fred Van Kuyk

Producer

Joke Meerman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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