A Question of Silence

A Question of Silence
A Question of Silence

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Directed by Marleen Gorris
Produced by Matthijs van Heijningen
Written by Marleen Gorris
Starring Edda Barends
Music by Lodewijk de Boer
Martijn Hasebos
Cinematography Frans Bromet
Editing by Hans van Dongen
Distributed by Quartet Films (USA)
Release date(s) 18 February 1982
Running time 92 minutes
Country Netherlands
Language Dutch
English

A Question of Silence (Dutch: De stilte rond Christine M.) is a 1982 Dutch drama film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. It stars Edda Barends as Christine M. The plot is about three women, are strangers to each other, who kill a man they do not know.[1]

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Plot

Housewife Christine M. tries to shoplift some merchandise but is caught by the male shopkeeper. Christine and two other customers, waitress Annie and secretary Anna, beat the man to death. They are tried with murder and deny the plea of insanity that the male prosecutor and judges assume they should plead.[2][3]

Cast

  • Edda Barends as Christine M.
  • Nelly Frijda as Annie
  • Henriëtte Tol as Anna
  • Cox Habbema as Janine van den Bos
  • Eddie Brugman as Ruud van den Bos
  • Hans Croiset as Rechter
  • Erik Plooyer as Officier van Justitie

Distribution

A Question of Silence was shown at the 1982 Toronto Film Festival. That year it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and the Golden Calf at the Nederlands Film Festival.[4]

References

  1. ^ Birch, Helen (1996-09-18). "Over stepping the line". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/over-stepping-the-line-1363824.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (1983-03-18). "SILENCE OF KILLERS". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/18/movies/silence-of-killers.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal. "De Stilte Rond Christine M". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/work/de-stilte-rond-christine-m-39872. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  4. ^ "Awards for Stilte rond Christine M., De". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086369/awards. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 

External links

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1980s
A Question of Silence (1982)
1990s
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