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1996 film by Alex van Warmerdam

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De jurk
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Directed by	Alex van Warmerdam
Written by	Alex van Warmerdam
Produced by	Marc van Warmerdam Ton Schippers Alex van Warmerdam
Starring	Henri Garcin Ariane Schluter Rijk de Gooyer Ricky Koole Alex van Warmerdam
Cinematography	Marc Felperlaan
Edited by	Rene Wiegmans
Music by	Alex van Warmerdam
Production company	Graniet Film
Distributed by	Meteor Film Distribution
Release date	21 March 1996 (1996-03-21)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

The Dress (Dutch: De jurk) is a 1996 Dutch black comedy drama film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam.

Plot

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The Dress is a tale filled with sex, violence, misery, comedy, and drama as it follows the life of a dress and parade of lives. Conceived under a cloud of frustration and despair by the dressmaker, the dress becomes a wheel of misfortune in an extraordinary sequence of events that envelopes the dress and those fatefully drawn into its universe. An aloof artist, a schoolgirl, an unfulfilled maid, a borderline train conductor and a broken business executive, all become involuntary players in a macabre game of tag. No one who comes in contact with the dress until it reaches its destination.

Cast

Henri Garcin as Van Tilt
Ingeborg Elzevier as Mrs. Van Tilt
Khaldoun Elmecky as Cremer
Margo Dames as Stewardess
Alex van Warmerdam as De Smet
Frans Vorstman as Loohman
Peter Blok as De Vos
Jacob Derwig as Koerier
Rudolf Lucieer as De Vet
Maike Meijer as Eva
Carol van Herwijnen as Shopassistent
Rijk de Gooyer as Martin
Elizabeth Hoytink as Stella
Jack Wouterse as Gardener
Ariane Schluter as Cleaning woman
Kees Hulst as Overbuurman
Ricky Koole as Chantalle

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10.

David Rooney of Variety magazine said that "Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam, spins an eventful narrative out of the story of an inanimate object in his third feature, The Dress. Charting the effect the titular garment has on a string of men and women, the director does a mechanically impressive job of sustaining what feels like an exercise in narrative construction".

References

"The Dress". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
Rooney, David (7 October 1996). "The Dress". Variety.

External links

The Dress at IMDb

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