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Antoinette Beumer
Antoinette Beumer (born Janssen; 1962) is a Dutch film director. She is notable for having directed the 2010 films '' The Happy Housewife'' and ''Loft''. Biography Beumer was born as Antoinette Janssen in Nieuwer-Amstel, North Holland, the Netherlands. She is the sister of actresses Marjolein Beumer and Famke Janssen. Filmography Director * ''Rendez-Vous'' (2015) * '' Soof'' (2013) * '' Jackie'' (2012) * ''Loft A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large ...'' (2010) * '' The Happy Housewife'' (2010) * ''See You in Vegas'' (2007) Writing Beumer's first novel, ''Mijn vader is een vliegtuig'' (2018), was awarded the Hebban Debuutprijs. The novel is partly autobiographical, about growing up with a father who has mental health problems. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieuwer-Amstel
Amstelveen () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 95,996 as of 2024. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages of Bovenkerk (Amstelveen), Bovenkerk and Nes aan de Amstel. In addition, as well as Downtown Amstelveen (Dutch: ''Amstelveen stadshart''), it contains the following neighbourhoods: Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen, Middenhoven, Randwijk, Elsrijk and Keizer Karelpark. The name comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and , meaning fen, peat, or moor. Amstelveen houses the international headquarters of Dutch national airline KLM (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024) and KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms. The Cobra Museum is also located in Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Holland
North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. As of January 2023, it had a population of about 2,952,000 and a total area of , of which is water. From the 9th to the 16th century, the area was an integral part of the County of Holland. During this period West Friesland (region), West Friesland was incorporated. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the area was part of the province of Holland and commonly known as the Noorderkwartier (English: "Northern Quarter"). In 1840, the province of Holland was split into the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland. In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land. The provincial capital is Haarlem (pop. 161,265). The province's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of Provinces of the Netherlands, twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch language, Dutch, with West Frisian language, West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English_language, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch people, Dutch Ethnicity, Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language. ''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Director (film)
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking in cooperation with the producer. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjolein Beumer
Marjolein Beumer (born Janssen; 27 October 1966, Amstelveen, North Holland) is a Dutch actress. She is the sister of actress Famke Janssen and director Antoinette Beumer. She is married to fellow performer Rik Launspach. Filmography Actor * ''Survival'' (1992) (TV) Jessica * '' De Vlinder Tilt de kat op'' (1994) Linda * '' JuJu'' (1996) Katrien * '' Unit 13'' Elly (2 episodes, 1996) * '' Baantjer'' Helen de Winter / Marjolein Tazelaar (2 episodes, 1997/1999) * ''Zebra'' (1998) TV Series Liesbeth * '' De Geheime dienst'' (2000) TV Series Wilma van Hall * '' De 9 dagen van de gier'' (2001) TV Series Ellen Vermeer * '' Trauma 24/7'' (2002) TV Series Astrid van der Linden, Hoofd SEH * '' Long Distance'' (2003/I) Moeder * '' Wet & Waan'' Mieke (1 episode, 2004) * '' De Kroon'' (2004) (mini) TV Series Interpreter * '' Bezet'' (2004) * '' Grijpstra & de Gier'' Kristel Rilke (1 episode, 2005) * '' Moes'' ROC teacher (2008 Dutch TV Series) * '' De storm'' Minister (2009) * '' Soof'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen (; born 5 November 1964) is a Dutch actress and former model. She played Xenia Onatopp in ''GoldenEye'' (1995), Jean Grey (film series character), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2014), and Lenore Mills in the Taken (franchise), ''Taken'' film trilogy (2008–2014). In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with ''Bringing Up Bobby (2011 film), Bringing Up Bobby'' in 2011. She is also known for her roles in the Netflix original series ''Hemlock Grove (TV series), Hemlock Grove'' (2013–2015), FX (TV channel), FX's ''Nip/Tuck'' (2003–2010), and American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''How to Get Away with Murder'' (2014–2020). Janssen starred in the 2017 NBC crime thriller ''The Blacklist: Redemption''. Early life Famke Beumer Janssen was born on November 5, 1964, in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. She has two sisters, director Antoinette B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Housewife
''The Happy Housewife'' () is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer. It stars Carice van Houten as Lea, a housewife A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which may include Parenting, caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; Sew ... who has trouble adjusting to the birth of her son. The film received a Platinum Film for 400.000 visitors. Release The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 29 September 2010. References External links * 2010 films 2010s Dutch-language films Dutch romantic comedy-drama films Films about families Films scored by Tom Holkenborg Benelux Film Distributors films {{2010s-Netherlands-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loft (2010 Film)
''Loft'' is a 2010 Dutch crime film directed by Antoinette Beumer. It is a remake of the 2008 Belgian film ''Loft''. The film sold 445,000 tickets in the Netherlands. Beumer said of it, "het gaat over vertrouwen, over hoe goed je elkaar kent" ("it is about trust, how well you know each other"). The remake has been described as "a clear-cut case of adaptational nationalism", as "the film's original incarnation would have been perfectly comprehensible in The Netherlands". Cast * Fedja van Huêt - Bart Fenneker * Barry Atsma - Matthias Stevens * Jeroen van Koningsbrugge - Willem van Eijk * Gijs Naber - Robert Hartman * Marwan Kenzari - Tom Fenneker * Anna Drijver - Ann Marai * Sallie Harmsen Sallie Harmsen (born May 2, 1989) is a Dutch actress having had roles in ''In Real Life (film), In Real Life'' for which she won Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival 2008. Harmsen appeared in ''De Geheimen van Barslet'' Go ... - Sarah Lunter * Kim van Kooten - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soof
''Soof'' is a 2013 Dutch comedy film directed by Antoinette Beumer. Plot Cast * Lies Visschedijk as Soof * Fedja van Huêt as Kasper * Dan Karaty as Jim * as Sascha * Anneke Blok as Hansje * Chantal Janzen Chantal Janzen (; born 15 February 1979) is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter. She had parts in ''The Preacher (film), The Preacher'', ''Full Moon Party (film), Full Moon Party'' and ''Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' and presented ''Idols ... as Bob * as Harm Jan * as Jan Jaap * Maryam Hassouni as Najat * as Gaby * as Gerrit See also * '' Soof 3'' (2022 film) References External links * 2013 comedy films 2013 films Dutch comedy films 2010s Dutch-language films {{2010s-Netherlands-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie (2012 Film)
''Jackie'' is a 2012 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer, from an idea by Marnie Block and Karen van Holst Pellekaan. The leading roles are played by Carice van Houten, her real-life sister Jelka van Houten and Academy Award winner Holly Hunter. Plot Sofie (Carice van Houten) and Daan (Jelka van Houten) are twin sisters who were raised by two fathers (Paul Hoes and Jaap Spijkers). When they get a phone call from America that their biological mother, Jackie (Holly Hunter) is in a hospital with a complicated leg fracture awaiting transfer to a rehabilitation center, the two end up in an adventure where everything they believed in is called into question. This results in an unforgettable journey to New Mexico with the strange and inappropriate Jackie where the lives of the two sisters will change forever. Cast * Carice van Houten as Sophie * Jelka van Houten as Daan, Sophie's twin sister *Holly Hunter as Jackie, Sophie & Daan's biological mother * Jaap Spijkers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Births
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
