Matthijs van Heijningen Movies

Life Is Wonderful is a feel-good movie about love and longing. Best friends Mees and Boelie are spending a beautiful spring day in Amsterdam's...

Melodrama about a man cursed with immortality, who tries to declare his undying love for a depressed actress.

Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of...

Lieve Jongens explores the sexual fantasies of a middle-aged writer and the handsome young men who dominate his life. Wolf, a successful writer of...

A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his...

This melodramatic film follows Eline Vere, as she attempts to break free from the confines of her narrow existence in The Hague through three...

Documentary that looks back at 35 years of Dutch cinema, with Paul Verhoeven and others.

A young aggressive man from a small town goes to Amsterdam. He attacks several people, finds a girlfriend and takes her back home. Because of his...

Little boy Kees is based on the famous classical masterpiece by Theo Thijssen and deals with a twelve year old Amsterdam schoolboy who grows up at...

The movie stars you see on the screen have once been selected amongst others. The glamor of the premiere is preceded by mug shots, selections,...

Cult icon Klaus Kinski features in this dark and intriguing existential thriller. He plays the mysterious "Swiss Man" - ruthless industrialist...

A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.

When Eva no longer finds satisfaction in her relationship with Hans, her phobias reappear. Through Hans' former colleague Jack she learns to deal...

The failed poet Wessel Franken trades his career in poetry for a career as director of a publicity agency.

An ageing GP tries to convince his son in law to take over his practice. Monique van de Ven plays the doctor's daughter, who is torn apart by love of...

A lawyer must defend a nightclub owner accused of committing a crime-of-passion.

At the end of the turbulent fifties, the first black South African top-level footballer, Steve Mokone, came to Almelo to play for Heracles. He was a...

Two friends meet again in the autumn of their lives. They have not seen each other for years, but soon find their renewed friendship put to the test...

Two women decide to exchange lives after getting into contact through a newspaper ad.

A female writer bases her newest book on the affair she had with her publisher in this Dutch drama. Lin is the glamorous writer who finds herself...