''The Shadow Walkers'' or '' De Schaduwlopers '' is a 1995

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film directed by Peter Dop. It is Dop's debut as a feature film director. Leen and Albert are two brothers who follow people around randomly at night in a small town. Both are married to a sister that is related to each other and while they go on with their normal daily lives, the brothers follow people and note slight changes in people's behavior. Their name for the activity is walking shadow. The brothers end up following a Japanese tour group heading to Paris.

Cast

Pierre Bokma Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor. Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award f ...

... Leen * Aat Ceelen ... Albert *

Jeroen Willems Jeroen Willems (; 15 November 1962 – 3 December 2012) was a Dutch Golden Calf and Louis d'Or winning film, TV, and stage actor and singer. Early life Willems was born on 15 November 1962 in Maastricht, the third child of a drama teacher and a ...

... Stijn * Marlies Heuer ... Judith * Lineke Rijxman ... Paula * Ariane Schluter ... Serveerster *

Betty Schuurman Betty Schuurman (born 1962) is a Dutch actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1992 including '' Character'' which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, ...

... Margreet *

Jack Wouterse Jack Wouterse (born 17 June 1957 in Soest) is a Dutch actor. His career as a movie actor took off with his role in the 1992 film ''The Northerners'', directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Wouterse made his international debut in an episode of the TV ...

... Man met Koffer * Han Kerkhoffs ... Marco * Dirk Zeelenberg ... Frans * Dennis Rudge ... Amerikaanse Militair * Jan Kruse ... Schoonhoven * Marie Kooyman ... Vrouw in Bontjas * Ferry Kaljee ... Echtpaar in Snackbar * Anke Van't Hof ... Echtpaar in Snackba

Production

Filmed in the director's hometown of Deventer, the film is based on stories written by

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...

and Gianni Celati. Despite being filmed in Dop's hometown, not much of the town is shown. Musician Fons Merkies plays the film's jazz score while Fred van Straaten plays the trumpet. The cameramen were Jan Wich, Lex Wertwijn and Peter Brugman Rotterdam, whose work on the film was praised by ''Variety''. Van der Hoop Film Productions in collaboration with Studio Nieuwe Gronden and ARTE produced the film. The Dutch Film Fund and the Deventer City Marketing Foundation helped finance the production. ''The Shadow Walkers'' premiered at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

Reception

The film was a moderate success in the Netherlands. David Rooney of ''

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'' called the film "lazily compelling" and said that the comedy is drawn out. The Dutch film magazine Film Krant reviewed the film. Mark Duursma of ''

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'' said that nothing in the film is important and that the director has a lack of expression. According to Film 1, there is no "driving storyline".

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shadow Walkers 1995 films 1995 comedy films Dutch comedy films 1990s Dutch-language films Films based on works by Dylan Thomas Dutch-language comedy films