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Forty Years

1938 · 85 min

A stately, earnest historical pageant that moves through decades of family life with a warm but formal documentary-like sweep.

Overview
This government commissioned film -- made on the occasion of the forty year anniversary of queen Wilhelmina's reign -- chronicles the lives of two Dutch families from 1898 to 1938 against the backdrop of the social and political events of the times. It shows the emergence of trade unions, the troubled years of the First World War, the development of aviation and Schiphol airport, the Dutch East Indies and the lives of the Dutch royal family.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • work
  • politics
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Edmond T. Gréville, Johan De Meester
Written by
Ben van Eysselsteijn, Jo van Ammers-Küller
Starring
Cees Laseur, Lily Bouwmeester, Matthieu van Eysden, Ank van der Moer, Eduard Verkade, Adolphe Engers, Paul Steenbergen, Cor Van der Lugt Melsert
Runtime
85 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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