IMDb RATING
7.4/10
413
YOUR RATING
Freek and Simone's lives are taken over by the bizarre character Joachim Stiller.Freek and Simone's lives are taken over by the bizarre character Joachim Stiller.Freek and Simone's lives are taken over by the bizarre character Joachim Stiller.
Bert André
- Assistent lijkenhuisdirekteur
- (as Bert Andre)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile Freek Groenevelt waits in front of the city hall till the rain stops, Hubert Lampo - the writer of the novel - stands next to him.
- GoofsWhen Freek remembers his childhood trauma set during the second world war, all the actors have long Seventies style haircuts.
- Quotes
Lily van de Kastelen: You look like someone who can only write about women and love. Do you know my motto?
Freek Groenevelt: No.
Lily van de Kastelen: Love doesn't belong in your head, love belongs in your body.
- Alternate versionsOriginally aired on Belgian television as three episodes of about one hour each. These were later reworked to a two-hour movie. The 'Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief' DVD-version contains the TV-version as one long film of 153 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited from King Kong (1933)
Featured review
Fascinating !
'De komst van Joachim Stiller' (= Dutch for 'the coming of Joachim Stiller') is a novel by the Flemish author Hubert Lampo from 1961.
'Magical realism' is this novel's keyword, a style of writing Lampo excelled in. It deals with the intrusion of the unexplainable into common, everyday's life. Setting up an atmosphere of tension and uneasiness as a consequence.
In 1976 Flemish producer Harry Kümel transferred 'De komst van Joachim Stiller' into a TV-series. Making them an instant hit in the low countries back then. A few decades later the Royal Belgian Film Institute incorporated Kümel's work in a DVD-series about great Belgian films: it is the very DVD this site is about.
Set in the lovely historical city of Antwerp, Belgium, the fascination of 'De komst van Joachim Stiller' will surely keep you watching until its very end. Its unexpected end, one may say, provided you haven't read Lampo's novel.
Have yourself carried back to the Antwerp of 1976, and surrender to the great Magical Realism of Lampo and Kümel. All set in a very low countries-style. No doubt 'De komst of Joachim Stiller' is one of the greatest films ever produced over there.
'Magical realism' is this novel's keyword, a style of writing Lampo excelled in. It deals with the intrusion of the unexplainable into common, everyday's life. Setting up an atmosphere of tension and uneasiness as a consequence.
In 1976 Flemish producer Harry Kümel transferred 'De komst van Joachim Stiller' into a TV-series. Making them an instant hit in the low countries back then. A few decades later the Royal Belgian Film Institute incorporated Kümel's work in a DVD-series about great Belgian films: it is the very DVD this site is about.
Set in the lovely historical city of Antwerp, Belgium, the fascination of 'De komst van Joachim Stiller' will surely keep you watching until its very end. Its unexpected end, one may say, provided you haven't read Lampo's novel.
Have yourself carried back to the Antwerp of 1976, and surrender to the great Magical Realism of Lampo and Kümel. All set in a very low countries-style. No doubt 'De komst of Joachim Stiller' is one of the greatest films ever produced over there.
- wvisser-leusden
- Mar 13, 2009
- Permalink
Details
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was The Arrival of Joachim Stiller (1976) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer