De stille Oceaan

De stille Oceaan

March 15, 1984

Unrelenting pessimism dominates this slow-paced, dark film, the debut feature from director Digna Sinke dedicated to an archetypal born loser named Marian (Josee Ruiter). Marian is a journalist who has been working in Latin America and who arrives home just after her father dies to find out that the man she had married for purely political reasons might be deported because the authorities found out he was not living with her. Meanwhile, Marian is upset that her mother and sister are keeping her mentally handicapped brother in an institution, and she goes there to get him released into her custody -- a mistake it turns out. He is actually worse off with her, and vice-versa. On top of everything, Marian cannot break away from the depression she feels over a tragic incident that happened while she was in Latin America -- and anything she does is colored by that moment from the past. These burdens become almost too much to bear, both for Marian and the viewers.

De stille Oceaan

March 15, 1984

De stille Oceaan
Unrelenting pessimism dominates this slow-paced, dark film, the debut feature from director Digna Sinke dedicated to an archetypal born loser named Marian (Josee Ruiter). Marian is a journalist who has been working in Latin America and who arrives home just after her father dies to find out that the man she had married for purely political reasons might be deported because the authorities found out he was not living with her. Meanwhile, Marian is upset that her mother and sister are keeping her mentally handicapped brother in an institution, and she goes there to get him released into her custody -- a mistake it turns out. He is actually worse off with her, and vice-versa. On top of everything, Marian cannot break away from the depression she feels over a tragic incident that happened while she was in Latin America -- and anything she does is colored by that moment from the past. These burdens become almost too much to bear, both for Marian and the viewers.
Producers
Original title De stille Oceaan
Directors Digna Sinke
Writers Annemarie Van de Putte

Cast

Josse De Pauw

as Emil Winters

Johan Leysen

as Jan Verstraete

Julien Schoenaerts

as Frits Rosmeyer

Andrea Domburg

as Emilia Winters

Josée Ruiter

as Marian Winters

Moniek Kramer

as Rita Winters

Peter Tuinman

as agent

Jaap van Donselaar

as t.v. redacteur

Reinout Bussemaker

as Begeleider Tehuis

Elsje de Wijn

as Receptioniste