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Melancholy Tales

19751h 35mBas van der Lecq,Guido Pieters,Ernie Damen,Nouchka van Brakel
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A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.

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What is Melancholy Tales (1975) about?

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.

Who stars in Melancholy Tales?

Melancholy Tales stars Henny Alma (Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')), Fien Berghegge (Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')), Jon Bluming (Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')), Jan Dahmen (Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')), Menno Dijkstra (Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')). The film was directed by Bas van der Lecq.

How long is Melancholy Tales?

Melancholy Tales has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1975.

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