Live!
(Leef!)
108 minutes, 2005
Thu. Oct 12, 7:15PM, Sequoia
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Sun. Oct 15, 2:30PM, Rafael
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FOCUS: THE NETHERLANDS • In Dutch with English subtitles • This engrossing film tells the story of a middle-aged woman who lets go of a haunted past in order to live fully and deeply in the present. Anna is a wife, mother and midwife who stays cheerful amid life's ups and downs. But with two teenage daughters struggling with illness and autonomy, her marriage in shambles and her creative endeavors squelched, she begins to wake up to the fact that things must change. She begins to write her life story, which helps her face painful childhood memories and, ultimately, rekindles her passion. As words meet page, she makes the conscious choice to boldly meet her future head-on: She decides to truly live–and forgive. Winner of two awards at the 2005 Netherlands Film Festival, director van de Sande Bakhuyzen's Live! gives us superbly crafted characters that come to life onscreen in this beautiful, lush, authentic family tale. — N. Isaacs
Director: Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Producer: Anton Smit, Hanneke Niens
Screenwriter: Maria Goos
Cinematographer: Joost van Gelder
Editor: Wouter Jansen
Cast: Monic Hendrickx, Peter Blok
Print Source: Holland Film
Jan Luijkenstraat
Amsterdam, CM, 1071
Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 570 7575
