Johan van der Keuken Movies
- 1965
In ’t nest met de rest
In ’t nest met de rest01965HD
Collage film in which Van der Keuken makes use of Eddy Posthuma de Boer's source material.
- 1994
On Animal Locomotion
On Animal Locomotion51994HD
A spew of images swarm the screen; appearing before no answers-man and his machinery, denuded wholly of its grace and beauty.
- 2001
L'Entretien (avec Johan van der Keuken)
L'Entretien (avec Johan van der Keuken)02001HD
During the shooting of this film, four long interviews were recorded by Thierry Nouel, marking out the different stages of the life and work of the...
- 1973
Bert Schierbeek/The Door
Bert Schierbeek/The Door01973HD
A short portrait of poet Bert Schierbeek, who reads from his poetry.
- 1994
Hexagon
Hexagon81994HD
- 2000
The Long Holiday
The Long Holiday6.82000HD
After the famous Dutch documentary filmmaker Johan van der Keuken is told that he has prostate cancer and only a few years left to live he decides to...
- 1997
Amsterdam Afterbeat
Amsterdam Afterbeat5.31997HD
Johan van der Keuken: 'We kept the ends of a lot of shots in Amsterdam Global Village: the camera leaves the subject and pans to the sound woman, who...
- 1980
The Master and the Giant
The Master and the Giant4.81980HD
A musical comedy. One God creates the world, the other destroys the creation and hopes to make a better job of it.
- 1994
Lucebert, Time and Farewell
Lucebert, Time and Farewell91994HD
Three-part film about the Dutch painter and poet Lucebert who died in 1994. Director Johan van der Keuken made three short films about his friend and...
- 1962
Yrrah
Yrrah01962HD
Short documentary about Yrrah, the ruthless illustrator who was always giggling. First of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1991
Face Value
Face Value5.81991HD
Face Value is a film combining a conscious approach with spontaneity, and contemplation with action. It presents us with the differing views of a...
- 1964
Indische jongen
Indische jongen01964HD
One of Van der Keuken's earliest fictional shorts.
- 1962
Tajiri
Tajiri01962HD
Short documentary about the visual artist Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009). Second of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1970
Beauty
Beauty61970HD
Detective Beauty undertakes an investigation into reality. He tries to understand a world he cannot grasp, to capture the things that escape him.
- 1973
The Reading-Lesson
The Reading-Lesson6.51973HD
Van der Keuken juxtaposes images of Dutch children learning to read against those of the coup d'état in Chile.
- 1966
Blind Child 2
Blind Child 26.91966HD
Two years after making his film BLIND KIND, Van der Keuken contacted the blind boy that had impressed him most at the time.
- 1984
Time
Time61984HD
The point of departure for this film is the 1981 composition De Tijd by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen. Van der Keuken leaves the music undisturbed...
- 1997
To Sang Fotostudio
To Sang Fotostudio61997HD
In the person of To Sang, a Chinese-born photographer living and working in Amsterdam, JVDK has found his perfect counterpart and alter ego. To...
- 1974
Filmmaker's Holiday
Filmmaker's Holiday61974HD
The film is put together as a collection of autonomous images which, once combined, make up van der Keuken's mental universe: family happiness,...
- 1973
Vietnam Opera
Vietnam Opera51973HD
A "revolutionary theater" troupe from North Vietnam performs in Amsterdam.