Melancholy Tales

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Melancholy Tales

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.

Original Title

Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming

Release Date

1975-03-20

Year

1975

Duration

1h 35m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

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Cast

Henny Alma

Henny Alma

Fien Berghegge

Fien Berghegge

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Jon Bluming

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Jan Dahmen

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Menno Dijkstra

Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")

Rijk de Gooyer

Rijk de Gooyer

Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")

Lex Goudsmit

Lex Goudsmit

Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")

Joost Prinsen

Joost Prinsen

Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")

Wieteke van Dort

Wieteke van Dort

Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")