Dutch TV series try their luck on the big screen
- Two adaptations of Dutch TV series are being released in cinemas today
The film version of the Dutch TV series Toen was geluk heel gewoon [+see also:
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Distributor Just Film Distribution is releasing the adaptation across a confident 103 screens, exactly one more than the Hollywood epic Noah from Universal Pictures.
Directed by Ineke Houtman from a screenplay by Lars Blom, the film is set in 1974, after the Dutch football team lost to its arch-rival, West Germany, in the World Cup.
As the title suggests, nostalgia has always been a big part of the series, which was originally based on the US programme The Honeymooners but then branched off in its own direction, with each of the seasons set a year apart, from 1959 through to 1974.
Also premiering this week is the animated film Pim & Pom: Het Grote Avontuur [+see also:
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A-Film Benelux has released the film, directed by Gioia Smid, in an impressive 107 theatres. Canadian outfit Attraction Distribution is handling international sales.
A trio of European films will also be attempting to conquer Dutch audiences this week: Entertainment One Benelux releases the French biopic Yves Saint Laurent [+see also:
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interview: Jalil Lespert
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interview: Eugenio Mira
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interview: Roberto Andò
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