Streaming Liefdesbekentenissen (1967) Online
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Liefdesbekentenissen (1967)iMDB Rating: 7.4Date Released : 16 February 1967
Genre : Drama, Romance
Stars : Ramses Shaffy, Kitty Courbois, Michael York, Shireen Strooker." />
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
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On the choice of partners in intimate relationships
The DVD Liefdesbekentenissen (Love confessions) is not a social film, which is my true love. I acquired the DVD by accident, since it was included in a package deal with another film. Nevertheless the film is sufficiently unique to merit a review. The makers Verstappen and De la Parra with their company Scorpio Films have made a name in the production of shallow films. In fact the couple is typical for the part of the Dutch cultural elite, that likes to shock and ridicule without really aiming to threaten the establishment. This is one of their earlier films, and still quite decent. It is said that the couple was inspired by the nouvelle vague and notably Godard. A main character is the well-known Dutch singer Ramses Shaffy, who at the time was a youth icon. Other characters are Shireen Strooker (who also has been active in the collective experiment Werktheater) and Kitty Courbois (also in the film Op Hoop van Zegen). The film theme concerns the choice of partners in intimate relationships. This was elaborated in an era, where the social control and the influence of the church were still palpable. In this sense, the film is actually breaking taboos, and dissoluteness seems to be advocated above being faithful. The story revolves around a writer, Frank, living in Amsterdam, who is unsure in the choice of his future girlfriend. In a dreamlike scene, he envisions himself as a pasha in his harem. He wonders what the harem ladies are thinking, and feels dissatisfied with the old groove. He expects to gain a more fulfilled life in monogamy, but this requires making choices. In real life he writes platonic letters to his female editor, Marsha, and she replies with clear advances. He ponders: "We don't want prescribed and predictable relationships, but an unknown future with open endings". Life should be an adventure. However, he also feels charmed by a shop keeper in the neighborhood, Marina, where he occasionally drinks coffee and chats with female customers. This woman is straightforward, doesn't like false tricks, backdoor struggle and competition or provocations. By the use of manipulations the writer manages to send Marsha and Marina to London. At the same time, an English acquaintance of Marina visits Amsterdam. Actually Marina doesn't master the English language, so the origin of their relationship remains a mystery. Afterwards, Marina doesn't appreciate the manipulations of Frank, whereas Marsha does master the English language and feels attracted to the Englishman. Marina becomes the appendix of the trio. Although she doesn't understand the Englishman, she still believes to be in love with him. However, when Marsha informs her about Franks' feelings, they immediately form an intimate relationship. The story is embellished with vivid pictures of Amsterdam and London. In spite of the theme, the passions and emotions remain on a low level, and the emphasis is on the intellectual analysis. The final judgment depends on your individual affinities. Personally, I don't see the logic in the conduct of the main characters, and it all seems somewhat crooked. The relations seem unsustainable. For me the film did not awaken any new insights. Of course, it all boils down to the risk level that you are willing and able to take. And on the energy and time available for investment in simmering conflicts. Indeed the spirit of the time resulted in communes with multiple and undefined intimate ties, in the early seventies. The revolt of 68 was partly simply a middle-class emancipation. Anyway, this perspective is not to my liking.
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