Blind (2007 film)

Blind
Blind
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Tamar van den Dop
Written by	Tamar van den Dop
Produced by	Petra Goedings; Hilde De Laere
Starring	Joren Seldeslachts; Halina Reijn; Katelijne Verbeke
Cinematography	Gregor Meerman
Edited by	Sander Vos
Music by	Junkie XL
Production; companies	Phanta Film; Klas Film; MMG Film & TV Production;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Netherlands)
Release date	8 February 2007;
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Netherlands; Belgium; Bulgaria
Language	Dutch
Budget	€3 million (US$4.7 million)

Blind is a 2007 Dutch drama film written and directed by Tamar van den Dop, and starring Joren Seldeslachts, Halina Reijn and Katelijne Verbeke. The film follows a story of a loving couple, an albino woman and a blind man.

Plot

Ruben (Joren Seldeslachts) is a lone and unbalanced young man who lost his sight in childhood. Marie (Halina Reijn) is an albino woman of temperate look and with a lot of insecurities. She has a beautiful voice and along with Ruben shares a mutual love for books and tales. Ruben's mother hires her as a reader to read her son books orally. While they live in a mansion, between these two lonely souls sparks love, but will love still be blind if the man recovers from his blindness?

Cast

Joren Seldeslachts plays Ruben Rietlander, a main protagonist character who had lost his sight in childhood.
Halina Reijn plays Marie, a main protagonist character that falls in love with Ruben.
Katelijne Verbeke plays Catherine Rietlander, Ruben's mother.
Jan Decleir plays Dr. Victor Verbeecke.
Annemieke Bakker plays Romy.

Production

Production started in december in Belgium and Bulgary, and the script was written by Tamar van den Dop who also directed the movie.^[2] Other companies and people involved in production of this movie include: Cinenumerique - sound re-recording, Film Finances - completion guarantor, Herrie - unit publicity, Kemna Casting - casting, Warnier Studio Amsterdam - dolby mastering, sound post-production, Valkieser Capital Images - special effects.

Reception

Blind was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was received positively.^[3] Film critics who reviewed other films which had featured on Toronto International Film Festival gave it positive scores. As Radheyan Simonpillai, a film critic from web based version of Now magazine, noted that a scene "where two hands fondle through a milky white veil is about as sensual as they come".^[4] Another critic David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews gave it 3 stars out of 4.^[5]

References

^ "Junkie XL componeert muziek voor Blind". Trouw (in Dutch). Amsterdam. 3 January 2007.
^ "Speelfilm Van den Dop op komst". VPRO Gids. September 21, 2005. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
^ "Blind (synopsis)". The Film Catalogue. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
^ Radheyan Simonpillai (November 5–12, 2008). "NOW Magazine // Movies // Mad for movies". Now. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
^ David Nusair (2007). "2007 TIFF Update #5 - Reviews by David Nusair". reelfilm.com. Retrieved November 25, 2010.

External links

[1] "Junkie XL componeert muziek voor Blind". Trouw (in Dutch). Amsterdam. 3 January 2007.

[2] "Speelfilm Van den Dop op komst". VPRO Gids. September 21, 2005. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[3] "Blind (synopsis)". The Film Catalogue. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.

[4] Radheyan Simonpillai (November 5–12, 2008). "NOW Magazine // Movies // Mad for movies". Now. Retrieved November 25, 2010.

[5] David Nusair (2007). "2007 TIFF Update #5 - Reviews by David Nusair". reelfilm.com. Retrieved November 25, 2010.

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