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1) Amsterdam
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When three friends living in Amsterdam witness a murder and are framed for it, they unveil one of the most sinister plots ever.
3) Tulip fever
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Nederlands
Description
Tuur and Lambert are best friends in a Nazi-occupied Dutch village who pass their days playing soldiers and exploring local caves, mimicking a war that seems far removed from their everyday life. When Maartje joins their class, the young girl immediately stands out as different from her classmates. Yet the boys embrace their new friend, forming a unique bond based on shared adventures, secrets and mischief. Ultimately, the realities of war find even...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explore two world-class European countries with Rudy Maxa! For centuries, Belgium has been a sophisticated hub for gourmets and connoisseurs. The country of the Netherlands inspired the Dutch masters and became a powerhouse that conquered the sea. You'll tour places such as the medieval city Bruges, canals, Amsterdam's great art museums, the attic where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis, Amsterdam's infamous red light district, the Hague, and the city...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police, who happens to be Julien's old girlfriend, seeks out his help in finding a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptise rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back layers and layers of atrocity in the sex trade and drugs, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark,...
11) Black book
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Nederlands
Description
A young Jewish girl hides out from the Nazi's during World War II in The Netherlands. After her hiding place is literally blown, she escapes with her rescuer, a young sailer. That same night, as she is hiding with the sailer, she is warned by the Dutch resistance that their hiding place has been located by the Germans. The next day they take off toward the liberated areas. That night the boat sails into a trap set by the Germans. Rachel escapes and...
12) Lust for life
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.
Series
Studio classic volume 15
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods. Features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13 year old biographer of her family's two-year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure. But in time, the ever-increasing fear of discovery and close quarters prove nearly unbearable for the eight personalities in hiding.
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The last years of the great Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are dramatized. The focus is on the time the artist spent in Ales and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. The art of painting itself and the painter's relationship with the concept of infinity are central themes. Not an exhaustive overview of all events in the final years of Van Gogh's life, but focuses on key elements the artist experienced as he struggled with mental turmoil and produced some of his...
16) Antonia's line
Pub. Date
2016
Language
Nederlands
Description
In the aftermath of WWII, strong-willed Antonia returns to her small hometown where she has inherited her mother's farm. Antonia, joined by her free-spirited artist daughter Danielle, ingratiate themselves with the town's tight-knit and eccentric community. As the years unfold, love and tragedy come to Antonia and Danielle and the pair foster a vibrant circle of strong liberated women.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience Great Britain in Blu-ray. In London see Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard, along with a view from atop the London Eye observation wheel. Then visit the Georgian city of Bath, and Roman spas and the Wye River Valley in South Wales. Next take a ghost tour and climb the castle in Edinburgh, visit St. Andrew's Golf Course and the Scottish Highlands. Finally visit sights in Dublin from the Guinness Brewery to Kilmainham jail, follow...
20) May 6th: 06/05
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Nederlands
Description
A dangerous game of cat and mouse is set in motion following the murder of a prominent Dutch politician. Tabloid photographer Jim de Booy, a crime scene witness, stumbles into an investigation that reveals a complex conspiracy, putting his life and the lives of everyone close to him at risk. Based on events surrounding the 2002 assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
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