Character ( Karakter )

Character (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Karakter
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Fantasporto Awards
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
125 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Mike van Diem

Written By:
Ferdinand Bordewijk
Mike van Diem

Actors:
Jan Decleir ..... Dreverhaven
Fedja van Huêt ..... Katadreuffe
Betty Schuurman ..... Joba
Tamar van den Dop ..... Lorna Te George
Victor Löw ..... De Gankelaar
Hans Kesting ..... Jan Maan
Lou Landré ..... Rentenstein
Bernard Droog ..... Stroomkoning
Frans Vorstman ..... Inspecteur de Bree
Fred Goessens ..... Schuwagt
Jasper Gottlieb ..... Jacob 6 jaar
Marius Gottlieb ..... Jacob 6 jaar
Pavlik Jansen op de Haar ..... Jacob 12 jaar
Marisa Van Eyle ..... Jiffrouw Sibculo
Wim Van Der Grijn ..... 2e Inspecteur

Synopsis:

The winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film is an epic father-son struggle set in Holland in the 1920s. When a despised town bailiff is discovered with a knife through his heart, a young lawyer who had just visited the victim becomes the main suspect. Now, with the police asking questions, the barrister is ready to tell the story of a lifetime. Based on the popular classic Dutch novel, this powerful drama details a timeless rift between a despised patriarch and his illegitimate son - a struggle even the father knows the son is destined to win. Stunning visuals and outstanding performances deliver us deep into the heart of a Dickensian world that is austere and cruel yet full of passion, and take us closer to the limits of the human will.

The police detain Jacob, a young lawyer, following a death. He tells his story in flashbacks. His parents are stubborn: his mother, whose name he takes, is mute with him and rejects offers of marriage from his father, Dreverhaven, a stern and imposing bailiff. Dreverhaven, for his part, will not acknowledge Jacob in public, save for legal ploys to keep Jacob impoverished. Jacob, first a debt-ridden office boy, rises through intelligence, hard work, and single-mindedness to become a lawyer. His success is tempered by his mother's silence, his misjudgment of a young woman's feelings, and his father's cold, fierce aggression. Is his father merely building Jacob's character?

A ruthless court bailiff is found dead, and a young lawyer is the prime suspect. Told in a series of flashbacks, Jacob Katadreuffe tells the tale leading to the events of his final confrontation with bailiff Dreverhaven. What unfolds is the man's life story ... of his strained relationship with his mother, of his strong desire to make a better life for himself (largely self-taught), of his obsession with his father, and the bizarre battle of wills with Dreverhaven.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 November, 2012.

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