A strong-willed Dutch woman recalls her life in this uplifting picture that won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) is an elderly woman who wakes up one morning and realizes that this is the last day of her life. She begins to tell her story in flashback, beginning with her arrival home to the family farm after World War II with her daughter, Danielle (Els Dottermans). For the next fifty years, a variety of colorful characters come and go on the farm. Danielle becomes a ...
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A strong-willed Dutch woman recalls her life in this uplifting picture that won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) is an elderly woman who wakes up one morning and realizes that this is the last day of her life. She begins to tell her story in flashback, beginning with her arrival home to the family farm after World War II with her daughter, Danielle (Els Dottermans). For the next fifty years, a variety of colorful characters come and go on the farm. Danielle becomes a painter, and decides she wants a child but no husband, so Antonia arranges the proper donation. Danielle giving birth to Therese (Veerle van Overloop), who laters has her own child, Sarah (Thyrza Ravesteijn), also without virtue of a husband. Antonia and her descendants come to symbolize the freedom of independent females, with little need for men in their lives. Don Kaye, Rovi
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Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir, Marina De Graaf, Mil Seghers. Good. No packaging as issued. Language: Dutch/Flemish. Run time: 103 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.78: 1. Originally released: 1996. EX-LIBRARY S WITHDRAWN MEDIA MOVIE DVD (021918CDVD) FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY! This sale is for (SET OF 1 DVD DISC s). This DVD DISC s Contains minor visible Scratches) DVD DISC Case is (Good) Tab s Cover (good) Discs Holding tab is (Good). This case is not Missing Cover pamphlet. Disc contains no Marking Apply ON the Discs or on the case. ). If you not at most 65% satisfied with this item, please let us know why.
Great story. Wonderful acting. Lovable characters and strong character development. Happiness and heartbreak; like real life. Enjoyed the Dutch language and authentic scenery. Would watch again and again.
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