Johan van der Keuken Movies

  • 1999
    Temps/Travail

    Temps/Travail

    Temps/Travail

    61999HD

    This film is a playful and experimental film object. The images of several films by Johan van der Keuken are mounted in a rhythmic and circular way...

    Temps/Travail
  • 1967
    Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe

    Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe

    Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe

    51967HD

    In the late sixties, the American saxophone player and living jazz legend Ben Webster lived in Amsterdam for a year. Webster, who was born in Kansas...

    Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe
  • 1998
    Last Words: My Sister Yoka

    Last Words: My Sister Yoka

    Last Words: My Sister Yoka

    01998HD

    Last Words: My Sister Yoka (1998) is the director's tribute to his sister, who speaks to the camera just days before she dies of cancer.

    Last Words: My Sister Yoka
  • 1986
    The Unanswered Question

    The Unanswered Question

    The Unanswered Question

    01986HD

    The film consists of two basic components: the music of Charles Ives, 'The unanswered question', from 1907, and a letter written by an old woman who...

    The Unanswered Question
  • 1964
    Indische jongen

    Indische jongen

    Indische jongen

    01964HD

    One of Van der Keuken's earliest fictional shorts.

    Indische jongen
  • 1962
    Yrrah

    Yrrah

    Yrrah

    01962HD

    Short documentary about Yrrah, the ruthless illustrator who was always giggling. First of four in a series for the VPRO.

    Yrrah
  • 1962
    Opland

    Opland

    Opland

    01962HD

    The indomitable laughter of a radical. A collage. Third of four in a series for the VPRO.

    Opland
  • 1997
    To Sang Fotostudio

    To Sang Fotostudio

    To Sang Fotostudio

    6.1671997HD

    In the person of To Sang, a Chinese-born photographer living and working in Amsterdam, JVDK has found his perfect counterpart and alter ego. To...

    To Sang Fotostudio
  • 1968
    De straat is vrij

    De straat is vrij

    De straat is vrij

    01968HD

    De straat is vrij
  • 1962
    Tajiri

    Tajiri

    Tajiri

    01962HD

    Short documentary about the visual artist Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009). Second of four in a series for the VPRO.

    Tajiri
  • 1974
    The New Ice Age

    The New Ice Age

    The New Ice Age

    01974HD

    De Nieuwe IJstijd is the third part of the triptych Noord-Zuid (North-South), in which the director focuses on the relationships between rich and...

    The New Ice Age
  • 1963
    De oude dame

    De oude dame

    De oude dame

    01963HD

    An adaptation of a story by Remco Campert. The long and silent image of a boy during the morning hours, in front of a mirror.

    De oude dame
  • 1972
    Diary

    Diary

    Diary

    01972HD

    The tools people adopt to try and control nature. In parallel with the early history of Van der Keuken's child.

    Diary
  • 2002
    For the Time Being

    For the Time Being

    For the Time Being

    02002HD

    The opening segment for a planned larger documentary by Johan van der Keuken. Unfortunately, this is all that was completed before his death. These...

    For the Time Being
  • 1970
    De Snelheid 40/70

    De Snelheid 40/70

    De Snelheid 40/70

    01970HD

    Memories of World War II are evoked by images of the then current events of 1970.

    De Snelheid 40/70
  • 1968
    The Spirit of the Times

    The Spirit of the Times

    The Spirit of the Times

    01968HD

    In SPIRIT OF THE TIME (1968) van der Keuken presents a collage of "drop-outs," protesters (both left and right), musicians and "hippies." He...

    The Spirit of the Times
  • 1960
    Een zondag

    Een zondag

    Een zondag

    01960HD

    Rare fictional short, written by Remco Campert, in the veins of existentialism. About a young man who is in love with the girlfriend of his best pal.

    Een zondag
  • 1994
    Lucebert, Time and Farewell

    Lucebert, Time and Farewell

    Lucebert, Time and Farewell

    7.51994HD

    Three-part film about the Dutch painter and poet Lucebert who died in 1994. Director Johan van der Keuken made three short films about his friend and...

    Lucebert, Time and Farewell
  • 1967
    A Film for Lucebert

    A Film for Lucebert

    A Film for Lucebert

    01967HD

    Experimental documentary by Johan van der Keuken about Dutch painter and poet Lucebert.

    A Film for Lucebert
  • 1965
    In ’t nest met de rest

    In ’t nest met de rest

    In ’t nest met de rest

    01965HD

    Collage film in which Van der Keuken makes use of Eddy Posthuma de Boer's source material.

    In ’t nest met de rest