Sportsman of the Century ( Sportman van de Eeuw ) ( Sports man of the Century )

Sportsman of the Century (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Sportman van de Eeuw
Alternate Title: Sports man of the Century
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Teaser(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Mischa Alexander

Written By:
Mischa Alexander

Actors:
Jochum ten Haaf ..... Taeke
Ricky Koole ..... Tjitske
Bastiaan Ragas ..... Rintje
Joke Tjalsma ..... Gaais
Loes Haverkort
Stefan de Walle

Synopsis:

In 2000 a panel of experts is to select the Dutch Sportsman of the Century. Sake Wiarda nominates a sportsman named Taeke Jongsma, whom no-one has ever heard of, yet has apparently excelled in an unusual sport - pole-sitting. He tells his story… Taeke is the son of a poor villager who, in order to distance himself from his bleak surroundings, indulges in a sport popular in his native Frisia. His seemingly idyllic childhood and adolescence in the 1930s and 1940s are blighted by the reality of unemployment and war. The test of patience and balance, in which he has gradually managed to beat his rivals, becomes Taeke's destiny. He finds the sense to life in serenely observing the calm surface of the water which surrounds his pole, the migration of birds, the changes in the weather and the seasons…But when he falls for the lovely Tjitske and despises his rich adversary in love Rintje, Taeke has to decide whether he can continue to be a mere passive observer of the world…A poetic tragicomedy about one human life in an original film reflection by debuting director Mischa Alexander.

In Friesland, in northern Holland, a competition for the sportsman of the 20th century is being held, which Taeke Jongsma, the pole sitter wins. The film recounts the turbulent life with much humor and romanticism how Taeke sacrifices everything, even his girlfriend, in order to beat the world pole sitting record.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 October, 2007.

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