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The Tars

1934 · 91 min

A warm, nostalgic slice of working-class life with songs and light comedy, tinged with melancholy over love and loyalty.

Directed by
Jaap Speyer
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Willy Castello, Johan Kaart, Jan Van Ees
Overview
After serving in the Royal Navy, Manus, Toon and Dries return to Amsterdam working-class quarter 'the Jordaan'. Back home, they find out things have changed while they were gone; Manus's girl Jans has been unfaithful to him, Toon's father now rejects him on account of his dissolute life and barmaid Auntie Piet has been cooking up a scheme to ruin Dries' relationship with his girl Greet.

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Directed by
Jaap Speyer
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Willy Castello, Johan Kaart, Jan Van Ees
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
music, comedy, romance
Directed by
Jaap Speyer
Written by
Herman Bouber
Starring
Willy Castello, Johan Kaart, Jan Van Ees, Fien de la Mar, Susie Klein, Cissy Van Bennekom, Amsy Moina, Marie Van Westerhoven
Cinematography
Akos Farkas
Runtime
91 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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