''Elckerlyc'' is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by

Jos Stelling Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Career He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with ''Mariken van Nieumegen'', which was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975. In 1981 he founded t ...

and starring George Bruens. It is also known as ''Elckerlijc'' and ''Elkerlyc''. It tells the story of a criminal who falls in love with a girl in medieval times. The film is loosely based on the 15th-century

morality play The morality play is a genre of medieval and early Tudor drama. The term is used by scholars of literary and dramatic history to refer to a genre of play texts from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries that feature personified concepts ( ...

with the same title. Like in Stellings's previous film, ''

Mariken van Nieumeghen ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' ("Mary of Nijmegen") is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Marijke, Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously relea ...

'', most of the actors are non-professionals. The film was released in Dutch cinemas on 18 December 1975.

Cast

* George Bruens * Gerard de Vos * Henk Douze * Bob Kars * Johanna Leeuwenstein * Lucie Singeling * Frans Stelling * Geert Thijssens * Jan van der Steen * Ruud van Rekum * Nel de Vries * Guus Westerman

References

1975 drama films 1975 films Dutch drama films 1970s Dutch-language films Everyman Dutch films based on plays Films directed by Jos Stelling Films set in the 15th century Dutch-language drama films {{Netherlands-film-stub