The Last Days of Emma Blank
OT: De laatste dagen van Emma Blank
Alex van Warmerdam // Belgium, Netherlands, 2009
Fiction Feature // FF2009
Story
Emma Blank is awaiting her death in her large country home. And so are her servants: Haneveld the butler, Bella the cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the domestic. And then there’s Theo the dog. Despite her need of care she behaves like a dictator, driving her servants crazy. Until it becomes evident that none of them will inherit any of her fortune… Nothing is as it seems in this bizarre, fantastical comedy. Even Theo isn’t really a dog – and is played by directorAlex van Warmerdam himself.
Director
Alex Van Warmerdam (*1952) is one of the Netherland's most interesting and prolific directors. His film Borgman ran in competition at the 2013 Cannes festival and was also shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG. Schneider vs. Bax is his ninth film.Trailer
Info
De laatste dagen van Emma Blank
Fiction Feature
Dutch
Agenda 09//FF2009
Belgium, Netherlands
2009
90 min
OV
Alex van Warmerdam
Alex van Warmerdam
Marlies Heuer, Gene Bervoets, Annet Malherbe, Eva van de Wijdeven
Marc van Warmerdam
Tom Erisman N.S.C
Job Terburg
Alex van Warmerdam
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