The Girl and Death (Dutch: Het Meisje en de Dood) is a 2012 Dutch film directed by Jos Stelling.[1][2]
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Dutch | Het Meisje en de Dood |
Directed by | Jos Stelling |
Written by | Jos Stelling Bert Rijkelijkhuizen |
Produced by | Jos Stelling Films Anton Kramer |
Music by | Bart van de Lisdonk |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | Netherlands |
Languages | Russian German French |
Plot
editThe Girl and Death is a love story of Nicolai and Elise (a courtesan). Their love is obstructed by materialism, wealth, and death. The film, based on an original script by Jos Stelling and Bert Rijkelijkhuizen, tells the story of the Russian physician Nicolai, who returns to an old hotel, the place where he first met his great love half a century ago and relives his romantic tragedy.
A large part of the film is set in the late nineteenth century, and the action takes place in an abandoned hotel/sanatorium in Tannenfeld , Thuringia where most of the film was also shot. The hotel still bears the traces of past glory. Eventually, it becomes clear why Nicolai has really returned.
Cast
edit- Sylvia Hoeks as Elise
- Leonid Bichevin as Nicolai
- Sergey Makovetsky as Old Nicolai
- Renata Litvinova as Nina
- Dieter Hallervorden as The Count
- Svetlana Svetlichnaya as Old Nina
- Eva-Maria Kurz as The Old Actress
References
edit- ^ "Dutch filmmaker Jos Stelling to bring his new film to Armenia". PanARMENIAN.Net. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Guretskaya, Evelina (3 January 2012). "Russian-European films to receive state support". Voice of Russia. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.