How to Survive a Broken Heart

How to Survive a Broken Heart (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1991 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Paul Ruven

Written By:
Paul Ruven
Pim de la Parra

Actors:
Bonnie Williams ..... Gina
Erik de Bruyn ..... DC
Alejandro Agresti ..... Giro
Gerard Thoolen ..... Brack
Jim Cook ..... Clay
Isabella Van Rooy ..... Nola
Frank Sheppard ..... Barman
Mylène d'Anjou ..... Iris
Kim Soepnel ..... Mik
Richard Messina ..... Frank
Ruben Morales ..... Bookmaker
Ardalic Milenko ..... Bookie
Hanne Hansen ..... Emmy
Dawn Mastin ..... Joannie
Camilla Siegertsz ..... Nurse

Synopsis:

To his credit, the highly prolific Dutch filmmaker Pim de la Parra doesn't just make his own style of films but helps other filmmakers create something. In this black-and-white film, he is listed as a co-producer, and a co-writer. The story concerns a bereft young man living in a bleak section of Amsterdam who was inexplicably left by his girlfriend and cannot reconcile himself to that fact. However, he has a number of raffish friends who involve him in adrenaline-junkie games like "chicken" racing to take his mind off his sorry state for a little while. Every now and then, new sections of the story are prefaced by humorous or baffling "Thou shalt" or "Thou Shalt Not"-type slogans.

Set in an unglamorous Amsterdam. D.C. hasn't recovered from the fact that his girlfriend has left him. He takes part in "chicken races", in which cars are driven fast on the wrong side of the road.

Life among a group of lovesick losers in Amsterdam.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 08 November, 2009.