Melancholy Tales

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MOVIE

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

6.33

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Cast