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Maria Peters (film Director)
Maria C. Peters is a Dutch film producer, film director and screenwriter. Biography Peters studied law at the University of Amsterdam. After her candidacy, she studied at the Netherlands Film Academy. where she graduated in 1983 with the (short) feature film ''Alle vogels vliegen''. In the years following her graduation, Maria Peters worked on several productions, such as ''Abel (1986 film), Abel'' (1986), ''Honneponnetje'' (1988) and ''De orionnevel'' (1987). In 1987, she founded the film production company Shooting Star Filmcompany with her husband Dave Schram and producer Hans Pos. Personal life She is the mother of actors Quinten and Tessa Schram Filmography References 1958 births Living people Dutch film directors Dutch film producers Dutch women screenwriters 21st-century Dutch people {{film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willemstad
Willemstad ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to that entity's Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, dissolution in 2010. The city counts to have around 90% of Curaçao’s population, with 136,660 inhabitants as of 2011. The historic centre of the city consists of four quarters: the Punda and Otrobanda, which are separated by the Sint Anna Bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the Schottegat, as well as the Scharloo and Pietermaai Smal quarters, which are across from each other on the smaller Waaigat harbour. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. The city centre, with its unique architecture and harbour entry, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Blue (2001 Film)
''Baby Blue'' is a 2001 English-language Dutch thriller film directed by Theo van Gogh. Filming took place in the Netherlands and Curaçao. The film was released in the Netherlands by Buena Vista International on 25 January 2001. Plot Cast * Roeland Fernhout as Peter de Wilde * Susan Vidler as Laura Wood * Oliver Cotton as Ron Wood * Nienke Römer as Marjan de Wilde References External links * Blue''at AllMovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was ... * 2001 films Dutch thriller films English-language Dutch films Films directed by Theo van Gogh Shooting Star Filmcompany films Buena Vista International films {{2000s-Netherlands-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Film Producers
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, it reflects the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** Dutch Caribbean ** Netherlands Antilles Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler and field athlete * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. * February 2 – The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the Pakistan Air Force led by Wg Cdr Zafar Masud (air commodore), Mitty Masud set a World record loop, world record performing a 16 aircraft diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prey (2016 Film)
''Prey'' (), also known as ''Uncaged'' is a 2016 Dutch action comedy horror film written and directed by Dick Maas about a murderous lion roaming the streets in Amsterdam. The film stars Sophie van Winden, Julian Looman and Mark Forst. The film was released on 13 October 2016. Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was a box office flop in the Netherlands. but was a success in China. Plot Cast * Sophie van Winden as Lizzy * Julian Looman as Dave * Mark Forst as Jack DelaRue * Rienus Krul as Brinkers * Theo Pont as Commissioner * Victor Löw as Commissioner's cousin * Pieter Derks as Maarten * Jaap ten Holt as Farmer * Jessica Zeylmaker as Farmer's wife * Kees Boot as Golfer * Rutger de Bekker as Golfer * Mattijn Hartemink as Golfer * Mamoun Elyounoussi as Roti delivery driver * Bart Klever as Hotel guest Release Critical response The film received mostly positive reviews from critics in the Netherlands. Floortje Smit of ''de Volkskrant'' wrote that ''Prey'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Boy (2011 Film)
''Sonny Boy'' is a 2011 Dutch film directed by Maria Peters, after the book by Annejet van der Zijl, based on a true story of Waldy Nods (1929-2015) and his parents' interracial love during the 1920s-40s through World War II.https://hmd.org.uk/resource/waldemar-nods/ The film, produced by Shooting Star Filmcompany, was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot In 1928, a young man from Suriname named Waldemar Nods goes to the Netherlands to study. His dark skin stands out and he faces discrimination. He moves to lodgings in The Hague with Rika van der Lans, who went to live separated from her deeply religious husband Willem, after she discovered him cheating with the maid Jans. She has taken all four of their children (Wim, Jan, Bertha and Henk) with her. Waldemar and the seventeen years his senior Rika start a relationship and she becomes pregnant. She says nothing to Waldemar and goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapitein Rob En Het Geheim Van Professor Lupardi
''Kapitein Rob en het Geheim van Professor Lupardi'' () is a 2007 Dutch adventure film directed by Hans Pos, based on Evert Werkman and Pieter J. Kuhn's eponymous newspaper comic ''Kapitein Rob''. De Waal and Hans Pos wrote the script in collaboration with their production companies Screenpartners B.V. and Shooting Star Filmcompany. The film was released in the Netherlands on November 28. It received a Gouden Film award in 2007 and a MovieSquad Junior Award in 2008, but was otherwise neither a critical nor a commercial success. Critic Jan Pieter Ekker of De Volkskrant felt the story was comparable to "cardboard" and that its low budget showed too much. Plot Captain Rob has to babysit Stijn and Sandra, the children of his sister Marga, when he hears that a cargo of gold has been stolen when the ship sailed through a mysterious mist. He receives the mission to investigate the matter immediately and takes the children with him. Along his journey he meets the weatherwoman Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunt For The Czar Crown
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delpher
Delpher is a website providing full-text Dutch-language digitized historical newspapers, books, journals and copy sheets for radio news broadcasts. The material is provided by libraries, museums and other heritage institutions and is developed and managed by the Royal Library of the Netherlands. Delpher is freely available and includes as of June 2022 in total over 130 million pages from about 2 million newspapers, 900,000 books and 12 million journal pages that date back to the 15th century. Collections * ''Books:'' 900,000 books, from the 17th century onwards * ''Journals:'' 12 million journal articles from 1800 to 2000 * ''Newspapers:'' about 17 million pages from more than 2 million issues from the Netherlands, Dutch East Indies, Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, from 1618 to 2005. This represents about 15% of the total published newspaper output in the Netherlands in this period. * ''Typoscripts'' for radio broadcasts by the Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau The Algemeen Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
