Johan van der Keuken Movies
- 1962
Yrrah
Yrrah01962HD
Short documentary about Yrrah, the ruthless illustrator who was always giggling. First of four in a series for the VPRO.
- 1997
Amsterdam Afterbeat
Amsterdam Afterbeat5.31997HD
Johan van der Keuken: 'We kept the ends of a lot of shots in Amsterdam Global Village: the camera leaves the subject and pans to the sound woman, who...
- 1965
De Appel-iep
De Appel-iep01965HD
As part of the celebrations for 100 years of Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in 1965, the Vondelpark was transformed into a massive sculpture garden...
- 1994
On Animal Locomotion
On Animal Locomotion51994HD
A spew of images swarm the screen; appearing before no answers-man and his machinery, denuded wholly of its grace and beauty.
- 2002
Last Words
Last Words02002HD
Following in the footsteps of his uncle, this film documents the last days of Johan van der Keuken.
- 1997
To Sang Fotostudio
To Sang Fotostudio6.21997HD
In the person of To Sang, a Chinese-born photographer living and working in Amsterdam, JVDK has found his perfect counterpart and alter ego. To...
- 2002
For the Time Being
For the Time Being02002HD
The opening segment for a planned larger documentary by Johan van der Keuken. Unfortunately, this is all that was completed before his death. These...
- 1957
Paris at Dawn
Paris at Dawn6.81957HD
Johan van der Keuken's first film is a uniquely beautiful portrait of Paris at dawn.
- 1993
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival01993HD
Sarajevo in the twentieth month of its besiegement. The situation is critical, but the city chooses to organise an international film festival. Dutch...
- 1970
Beauty
Beauty61970HD
Detective Beauty undertakes an investigation into reality. He tries to understand a world he cannot grasp, to capture the things that escape him.
- 1965
In ’t nest met de rest
In ’t nest met de rest01965HD
Collage film in which Van der Keuken makes use of Eddy Posthuma de Boer's source material.
- 1986
I Love Dollars
I Love Dollars01986HD
In 1984–85, Johan van der Keuken took his camera across the globe, from Amsterdam to New York to Hong Kong, ending in Geneva. The object of his...
- 1973
The Reading-Lesson
The Reading-Lesson6.51973HD
Van der Keuken juxtaposes images of Dutch children learning to read against those of the coup d'état in Chile.
- 1989
The Mask
The Mask01989HD
During the celebrations of the bicentenary of the French Revolution, Johan van der Keuken made a film about the revolutionary ideals of equality,...
- 1974
Filmmaker's Holiday
Filmmaker's Holiday61974HD
The film is put together as a collection of autonomous images which, once combined, make up van der Keuken's mental universe: family happiness,...
- 1967
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe51967HD
In the late sixties, the American saxophone player and living jazz legend Ben Webster lived in Amsterdam for a year. Webster, who was born in Kansas...
- 1973
De Muur
De Muur01973HD
In the district of Amsterdam where Johan van der Keuken lived with his family for more than twenty years, the "Islands of the West", the inhabitants...
- 1960
Een zondag
Een zondag01960HD
Rare fictional short, written by Remco Campert, in the veins of existentialism. About a young man who is in love with the girlfriend of his best pal.
- 1981
The Way South
The Way South5.51981HD
Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation riots and squatting actions) via Paris, southern...
- 1967
Signalement van Jean Marie Straub
Signalement van Jean Marie Straub01967HD
A short TV documentary about the making of Straub-Huillet's 'Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach'