Paul van den Bos

Movies

All My Tomorrows
Cinematography
An array of charismatic people articulate their pure and essential views about the disease of Cancer. The medical, ethical, psychological and social aspects are coherently interwoven in this thorough, and poetic, approach to the subject. In this film the 'main character' is the disease itself, portrayed through the collective motivation of people who fight the same enemy on many different fronts.
Van Kooten & De Bie - Schertz, Zatire en Yronie
Camera Operator
De Ironie verbergt Scherts achter de Ernst en de Satire verbergt Ernst achter de Scherts en hier vindt u al deze genres bijeen: Schertz, Zatire en Yronie (volgens het Bruine Spellingboekje) over Taal en Letteren, Lezers en Schrijvers, Doeners en Zeikerds. Diepzinnig en Oppervlakkig. Liederlijk en Literair.
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time
Cinematography
Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.
The Lighthouse
Cinematography
A dreamy boy's coming of age story in a small town situated on the IJsselmeer around 1950.
Count Your Blessings
Cinematography
Alternating comedy and drama this portrait of different families on three floors in an Amsterdam building where the stairs symbolizes the suffering of known urban living alongside each other. Upstairs live two students, including the failed and unemployed singer Karin with Harrie and Wouter down with his demented mother.
Dagboek van een oude dwaas
Cinematography
In this erotic drama, Marcel (Ralph Michael) fantasizes about being with his daughter-in-law Simone (Beatie Edney) after the death of his wife. The woman pretends to be surprised over his attention but does nothing to discourage his advances. He promises to build her a swimming pool in order to further his fantasies. The story is taken from the novel by Junichiro Tamizaki.
The Dream
Cinematography
On the turn of the 20th century, in Netherlands, three socialist activists and brothers are imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit. The prosecutor tries to get to the truth, but their comrades and others betray them.
Wo ist der Bahnhof?
Camera Operator
The brothers Gé and Arie Temnes return to the home where they used to live as teenagers during WWII. Arie talks about the role that he played in the resistance movement.
Stronghold
Cinematography
An isolated farmhouse is chosen as a hide-out by Jim and Charlie after an armed robbery. The Deleye family are forced to accept the situation under Jim's brutal domination. Badly wounded Charlie, a gentle character, takes Lisa's room but keeps her baby as hostage. As the local Police close in the family's unhappiness is uncovered and the tension in the house grows as the surrounding forest becomes a battleground for army exercises. Lisa and Charlie are soon making love, Hugo is killed by Jim and the stage is set for a final and bloody shootout.
Brandende Liefde
Director of Photography
A young painter takes up French lessons with an elder lady to ensure he’ll get a grant for a French arts institute. That way he meets Anna, a beautiful married woman nursing the lady’s old father, and falls in love with her.
The Love For Wood
Director of Photography
A documentary about the top Dutch chess players of 1979