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Character (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 23  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10

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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... 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 self-taught lawyer who just passed his exams was the last person to see Dreverhaven alive. Now, the police want to know why he visited the old man, and the young barrister is ready to tell the story of a lifetime. Winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Jan Decleir, Fedja Van Huet, Betty Schuurman, Tamar Van Den Dop

Director: Mike Van Diem
Screenwriter: Mike Van Diem
Producer: Laurens Geels

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 4, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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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
Ken Hanke
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Predictable and dreadfully misconceived.

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01/05/07
Maria Garcia
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Very well shot, but narratively it's pretentious, wannabe Kafka, heavyhanded dreck. Not sure how it won an Oscar.

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09/17/05
Dan Fienberg
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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.

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09/11/05
Brandon Judell
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Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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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

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