Character (1997)
92 %
Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 23 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: Based on the popular classic 1938 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk, a drama about a timeless struggle between father and son - a struggle even the father knows the son is destined to win. Dreverhaven, the city's most feared bailiff, is dead, discovered with a knife through his heart. A... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Jan Decleir, Fedja Van Huet, Betty Schuurman, Tamar Van Den Dop
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A remarkably stylish, well-crafted film that constantly surprises on the level of cinematic creativity alone.
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06/27/07
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02/09/06
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Very well shot, but narratively it's pretentious, wannabe Kafka, heavyhanded dreck. Not sure how it won an Oscar.
09/17/05
Dickensian in style, and not without a dash of Kafka, the film is beautifully shot by Rogier Stoffers and Mike van Diem's direction and screenplay are nigh perfect.
09/11/05
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11/06/02
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Van Diem uses cinematic technique to propel his story; he doesn’t treat the story as an excuse to show off his technique
07/31/02
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06/05/02
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