Netherlands Film Festival presents Dutch Film Canon

The Netherlands Film Festival has released its list of most important films in Dutch cinema.

The Canon consists of a list of important, significant Dutch films that reflect the multifaceted nature of Dutch cinema history, plus a list of key moments and events in this history.

Examples of subjects addressed are the role of film censorship, the significance of Film Factory Hollandia, the Polygoon newsreel and the arrival of the sound film.

In total, the commission selected 16 films: the earliest one from the dawn of the 20th century, the latest one on the verge of the 21st. They are feature films and documentaries; short and long films; in black-and-white and colour; live-action and animation; popular movies and experimental productions.

• De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort, Willy & Albert Mullens, 1905
• Een Carmen van het noorden, Maurits Binger & Hans Nesna, 1919
• Regen, Joris Ivens & Mannus Franken, 1929
• De Jantjes, Jaap Speyer, 1934
• Houen zo!, Herman van der Horst, 1952
• Fanfare, Bert Haanstra, 1958
• Als twee druppels water, Fons Rademakers, 1963
• Blind kind, Johan van der Keuken,1964
• Ik kom wat later naar Madra, Adriaan Ditvoorst, 1965
• Living, Frans Zwartjes, 1971
• Turks Fruit, Paul Verhoeven, 1973
• Flodder, Dick Maas, 1986
• Het Zakmes, Ben Sombogaart, 1992
• De Noorderlingen, Alex van Warmerdam, 1992
• Het is een schone dag geweest, Jos de Putter, 1993
• Father & Daughter, Michael Dudok de Wit, 2000

Most of the films are unknown to me and unavailable either in VHS or DVD formats. On that list, I've seen only Turks Fruit, which I really didn't like.

Neither is Antonia's Line nor De Aanslag on the list. No mention of two other Verhoeven films, Soldaat van Oranje or Spetters, which I've seen and love.

Everyone has their reasons. - Jean Renoir

Thanks to 24oranges for the heads-up.