De tweeling (2002)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Ben Sombogaart

Writers:

Tessa de Loo (novel)
Marieke van der Pol (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2002 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Verbonden Voor Het Leven, Gescheiden Tot De Dood. (Bound For Life, Separated Until Death.)

Plot:

Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany.

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Love | Epic | Female Nudity | Frontline

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Sina Richardt	...	Anna Bamberg, young
Julia Koopmans	...	Lotte Bamberg, young
Thekla Reuten	...	Young Lotte
Nadja Uhl	...	Young Anna
Ellen Vogel	...	Old Lotte
Gudrun Okras	...	Old Anna
Betty Schuurman	...	Mother Rockanje
Jaap Spijkers	...	Father Rockanje
Roman Knizka	...	Martin
Margarita Broich	...	Martha
Ingo Naujoks	...	Uncle Heinrich Bamberg
Barbara Auer	...	Charlotte
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	David
Hans Somers	...	Bram
Hans Trentelman	...	Mr. De Vries

Also Known As:

Twin Sisters (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief sexuality and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

Netherlands | Luxembourg

Language:

Dutch | German | English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:R21 | UK:12A | USA:R | Germany:12 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

IdtV Film & Video Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene where Anna is dancing with the soldiers in early 1940, a couple of them are seen wearing the close combat bar over the left breast pocket on their uniforms. The award was instituted in November 1942.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)

Beautiful

This is a beautiful Dutch movie. It is about two twin-sisters, around six years old, separated in 1926 because their real parents are dead. One of them (Lotte) lives in The Netherlands, she has a good and rich life. The other (Anna) lives in Nazi-Germany with Germans who do not take good care of her. They want to reach each other but the 'parents' make sure that does not happen.

In the beginning of the movie we switch from 1926 to the present a couple of times. Two old ladies in a Spa meet. The Dutch one is called Lotte and doesn't want to speak with the German one, Anna. What has happened? The movie shows us what happened. It is a sad story, a beautiful story as well. It could have been a very true story.

The lead actresses are great. Thekla Reuten and Nadja Uhl make sure that the sisters are lovely characters, you will like both of them and you feel sorry for both of them. They play the sisters when they are around 25 years old. The little girls playing the twins when they are six years old are amazing and lovely too. As the old ladies they are very touching. It is just beautiful.

With the perfect cast and its nice acting, a fine direction, a great cinematography and a very beautiful score this is one of the best Dutch films I have seen. I loved it and it is definitely worth watching it.