Monsieur Hawarden
- Jan Blokker
- Filip De Pillecyn
- Rob du Mee
- André Thomas
- 1968 (1968) (Belgium)
- 20 March 1969 (1969-03-20) (Netherlands)
- Belgium
- Netherlands
Monsieur Hawarden is a 1968 Belgian-Dutch drama film[1] directed by Harry Kümel.[2] The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
The film is an adaptation of Filip De Pillecyn's short story Monsieur Hawarden (1935) and Henri Pierre Faffin's novel Monsieur Hawarden (1932),[4] both of which were inspired by an actual nineteenth century diary.[5]
Plot
Meriora Gillibrand disguises herself as a man ('Monsieur Hawarden') to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with Victorine, her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.
Cast
- Ellen Vogel as Monsieur Hawarden / Meriora Gillibrand
- Hilde Uitterlinden as Victorine
- Joan Remmelts as Rentmeester Deschamps
- Dora van der Groen as Mw. Deschamps
- Xander Fisher as Axel, zoon van Rentmeester
- Senne Rouffaer as Officier
- Marielle Fiolet as Dienstmeisje
- John Lanting as Walter, een bediende
- Carola Gijsbers van Wijk as Corien, een dienstmeisje
- Beppie Blokker as Emma, de kokkin
- Ernie Damen as Hans, een bediende
- Jan Blokker as Man met lantaarnplaatjes
Reception
The film was not a great commercial success upon its release.[6] It received critical accolades, including prizes at festivals in Chicago, Edinburgh and Hyeres.[6]
See also
- List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Dan Pavlides (2014). "Monsieur Hawarden". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Monsieur Hawarden". Eenlevenlangtheater. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Thys, Marianne (1999). Belgian Cinema. Cinematheque Royale du Belgique. pp. 450. ISBN 9055442348.
- ^ Boost, Charles. (1969). Dutch film 66-68. Government publishing office. OCLC 456209114.
- ^ a b Mathijs, Ernest (2004). The cinema of the Low Countries. Wallflower Press. pp. 100. ISBN 1-904764-00-2. OCLC 475475349.
External links
- Monsieur Hawarden at IMDb
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