Little Tony (film)
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| Kleine Teun | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alex van Warmerdam |
| Written by | Alex van Warmerdam |
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| Cinematography | Marc Felperlaan |
| Edited by | Stefan Kamp |
| Music by | Alex van Warmerdam |
Production company | Graniet Film |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Little Tony (Dutch: Kleine Teun) is a 1998 Dutch comedy drama film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
In a review for Variety, David Rooney called the film "[a] droll comedy", but also mentioning that its "both blacker and more tightly focused".[3]
Plot
[edit]Farmer Brand can't read and he is quite happy with that. His wife, Keet, who has to read him all the subtitles on the television, isn't. She decides to hire a teacher for him. This is a beautiful young woman, called Lena. Brand falls in love with her. To his puzzlement and dismay Keet encourages him, because as she says she doesn't want a husband with another woman in his head. She even goes so far as to claim, she's just Brand's sister. She also wants Lena to give Brand and her a son. The love between Brand and Lena does not grow stale as Keet hoped after the birth of little Tony. Keet, who is a barren herself decides Lena has to be eliminated with the arrival of little Tony between them.
Cast
[edit]- Alex van Warmerdam as Brand
- Annet Malherbe as Keet
- Ariane Schluter as Lena
- Sebastiaan te Wierik as Kleine Teun
- Aat Ceelen as Butcher
- Beppe Costa as Verger
- Joeri Keyzers as Baby
- Rick Keyzers as Baby
- Maike Meijer as Young Mother
- Thomas Rap as Man at strawheap
- Hanneke Riemer as Friend of Lena
- Dolf Sauter as Priest
- Tomas te Wierk as Teun
- Houk van Warmerdam as Acolyte
- Marc van Warmerdam as Neighbour
- Mees van Warmerdam as Acolyte
References
[edit]- ^ Stienen, François. "Distributie: Warmer Bros. voor Warner Bros". Filmkrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Little Tony". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Rooney, David (18 March 1998). "Little Tony". Variety.
External links
[edit]- Little Tony at IMDb
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