A Happy Hand
By alternating documentary with fiction, a portrait is drawn of Peter van Straaten, eminent draughtsman of political cartoons, the long-term Parool serial Agnes and a countless series of painfully comical sketches of everyday life. Interviews with Van Straaten - outside, at home and at work - smoothly merge with dramatised excerpts from Agnes (played by people like Renée Fokker, Pierre Bokma and Hans Kesting). 'That's me, dressed up as a woman', he says about this creation. The camera peeks over his shoulder when Van Straaten makes his black-and-white drawings with pen and ink. His humour is harsh; he draws people in all their spinelessness, sadness and dishonesty, with a remarkable eye to facial expressions and postures. Through his drawings and stories, he also talks about his personal experiences with alcohol, relationships, family, health and sex - and his lifelong love for birds in the open field.
Year: 2005
Genre: Drama
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Director: Pieter Verhoeff
Cast: Pierre Bokma, Ingeborg Elzevier, Renée Fokker, Hans Kesting, Michiel Romeyn, Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Crew: Pieter Verhoeff (Writer), Pieter Verhoeff (Director), Peter van Straaten (Writer)
Runtime: 90 minutes
Release: Mar 24, 2005
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1 users
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Language: Nederlands
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Revenue: 0
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