During this 'monthly protest against death,' former NRC film critic Hans Beerekamp honors recently deceased film professionals. Through trailers, excerpts, and short films accompanied by expert commentary, he brings recently deceased filmmakers to life. The result is a fascinating journey of discovery through film history along unexpected paths. After the screening, there will be an opportunity to chat with Hans Beerekamp at Café Vertigo.
Sunday, March 29, 16:00-18:30
Filmmuseum, Vondelpark 3, Amsterdam. Reservations at the box office or by phone: 020 5891400 (between 09:00 and 22:00, weekends from one hour before the first screening until 22:15). Price for Friends of the Filmmuseum: €4.50 p/p.
The program on Sunday, March 29, features, among others, Shinkichi Tajiri, Robert Jasper Grootveld, Howard Zieff, and James Whitmore.
Shinkichi Tajiri (December 7, 1923 – March 15, 2009)
Shinkichi Tajiri (an American artist living in the Netherlands since 1956) was active in many art forms. In the 1950s, he joined the Cobra group as a sculptor. Additionally, starting in 1950, he made numerous short films on 16mm. These included *The Vipers* (1955), *Bicycles* (1960), and the erotic documentary *Bodil Joensen - en sommerdag juli 1970* (1970). For the latter film, a portrait of Danish porn actress Bodil Joensen and her animals, Tajiri won the top prize at the legendary Wet Dream Film Festival in 1970. In 1992, Tajiri was appointed an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. In 2007, he was appointed a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Robert Jasper Grootveld (19 July 1932 - 26 February 2009)
Robert Jasper Grootveld is also known to the general public as the Dutch anti-smoking magician, marijuana pioneer, and Provo. He was the leader of the happenings at the Lieverdje on Amsterdam's Spui (1965-66), which declared war on 'the riffraff' and 'the nauseating middle-class mentality'. Grootveld played, among other roles, the protagonist in the short film Jasper en het rokertje (Bas van der Lecq, 1962), and he was also a key witness in the three-part documentary series Allemaal rebellen (Louis van Gasteren, 1983).
Howard Zieff (October 21, 1927 – February 22, 2009)
American director Howard Zieff is best known to the general public for his film Private Benjamin (1980), about a snooty female recruit, which garnered three Oscar nominations, including a nomination for Goldie Hawn in the title role. In addition to many television commercials, Zieff has directed nine feature films, including House Calls (with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson; 1978), The Main Event (with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal; 1979), and the box office hit My Girl (with Macaulay Culkin and Dan Aykroyd; 1991).
James Whitmore (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009)
American actor James Whitmore was active for a long time in film, on Broadway, and on television. During his career, he was nominated for an Oscar twice: for his supporting role in Battleground (William A. Wellman, 1949) and for the lead role of President Harry S. Truman in Give 'em Hell, Harry! (Steve Binder and Peter H. Hunt, 1975). Whitmore made his film debut, opposite Glenn Ford and Nina Foch, in The Undercover Man (Joseph H. Lewis, 1949). He subsequently starred in films including The Last Frontier (Anthony Mann, 1955), Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968), and The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994).
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Location
Vondelpark 3 Amsterdam
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