Joram Lürsen (born 11 August 1963) is a Dutch film and

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, as well as screenwriter and producer. Lürsen was born in

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. He graduated from the

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in 1990 with his film ''De Finales'' (

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translation: ''The Finals''). He directed the family film ''

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'' (2004), which received a

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for 100,000 visitors and international awards at film festivals in

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, and

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. He directed the romantic comedy film ''

Alles is Liefde ''Alles is Liefde'' ( en, Love Is All) is a 2007 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Joram Lürsen, and starring Carice van Houten, Paul de Leeuw, Wendy van Dijk, and Daan Schuurmans. Plot The actor who annually plays Sinterklaas dies just b ...

'' (2007), which received a

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for 1,000,000 visitors.

Filmography

* '' De Finales'' (1990) * ''

Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse '' Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse '' is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Joram Lürsen and Ben Sombogaart. Cast * Afroditi-Piteni Bijker ... Katootje * Caroline van Gastel ... Tante Gazeuse * Boris de Bournonville ... O.J. aan de Loire *Walter Cromm ...

'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) (

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) * '' Otje'' (1998) (TV film) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Family Way ''Family Way'' ( nl, Alles is familie; ) is a 2012 Dutch comedy film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is a sequel to ''Alles is Liefde''. Cast *Carice van Houten as Winnie de Roover *Benja Bruijning as Charlie de Roover *Thijs Römer as Rutmer de ...

'' (2012) * ''

Moordvrouw Moordvrouw is a Dutch television series broadcast by RTL 4 and in Flanders by VTM. Crew The creative director of the first season was Joram Lürsen. After the first season he was replaced by Gerd Jan van Dalen and Marcel Visbeen. Van Dalen i ...

'' (2012-) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

The Resistance Banker ''The Resistance Banker'' ( nl, Bankier van het Verzet) is a 2018 Dutch World War II period drama film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall who financed the Dutch resistance during the war. It became th ...

'' (2018) * ''Judas'' (TV series, 6 episodes, 2019) * ''Turbulent Skies'' (TV series, 8 episodes, 2020) * ''NOOD'' (TV series, 12 episodes, 2021-2022) * ''Kommissar Van der Valk'' (TV series, 1 episode, 2022)

References

External links

* 1963 births Living people Dutch film directors People from Amstelveen Dutch television directors Golden Calf winners {{Netherlands-film-director-stub