The Voice of the Water (1966)
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Время выполнения : 1Ч 32М
Директор : Bert Haanstra
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The Netherlands and water, they are inseparable from one another. Water in its soothing form, as a place of work and pleasure and as a source of threat and misery. Bert Haanstra thought it a great subject for a big cinema documentary and made The Voice of the Water. At the start, while the credits are still running, it is already apparent how remarkable and original he portrays the beauty of the landscape of the Dutch coastline. In the following ninety minutes we see numerous people that live, work and recreate on, by and in the water. Often they are being observed in a gentle humorous way that reminds us of The Human Dutch. Some people prefer to stay far away from all the wetness: the little boy having a swimming lesson, but who doesn’t dare to put his head under water, is forever imprinted on the memory of many of the viewers.
Известный голландский документалист Берт Хаанстра с большой любовью и доброй иронией повествует о жителях своей родной страны. Но этот рассказ - больше, чем просто экскурс в Нидерланды. Мастерство Хаанстра превращает его в трогательную поэму о том, что объединяет людей вне зависимости от национальности и места обитания...
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Два сводных брата, Клаус и Улли, любят одну и ту же девушку. Клаус обладает более выигрышной внешностью, он может спеть модную песенку, сыграть на гитаре и этими кажущимися преимуществами легко добивается успеха у Евы. Клаус отнюдь не серьезно относится к своей подруге, и очень скоро она почувствовала это. Улли - человек спокойный и уравновешенный, он хорошо знает характер своего сводного брата, его легкомыслие и моральную нечистоплотность. Встретившись с Евой, окончательно порвавшей с Клаусом, и узнав о её тяжелом положении, Улли, забыв свою обиду, первым протягивает ей руку помощи.
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