De tweeling (2002)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Ben Sombogaart

Writers:

Tessa de Loo (novel)
Marieke van der Pol (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2002 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Verbonden Voor Het Leven, Gescheiden Tot De Dood. (Bound For Life, Separated Until Death.)

Plot:

Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany.

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Love | Epic | Female Nudity | Frontline

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Sina Richardt	...	Anna Bamberg, young
Julia Koopmans	...	Lotte Bamberg, young
Thekla Reuten	...	Young Lotte
Nadja Uhl	...	Young Anna
Ellen Vogel	...	Old Lotte
Gudrun Okras	...	Old Anna
Betty Schuurman	...	Mother Rockanje
Jaap Spijkers	...	Father Rockanje
Roman Knizka	...	Martin
Margarita Broich	...	Martha
Ingo Naujoks	...	Uncle Heinrich Bamberg
Barbara Auer	...	Charlotte
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	David
Hans Somers	...	Bram
Hans Trentelman	...	Mr. De Vries

Also Known As:

Twin Sisters (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief sexuality and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

Netherlands | Luxembourg

Language:

Dutch | German | English | French

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:R21 | UK:12A | USA:R | Germany:12 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

IdtV Film & Video Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene where Anna is dancing with the soldiers in early 1940, a couple of them are seen wearing the close combat bar over the left breast pocket on their uniforms. The award was instituted in November 1942.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)

very nice and full of integrity

I did not read the book, but the film impressed me very much. A touching story and great acting. There were a few inconsistencies in the movie. That is why I do not give it the ultimate 10 out of 10.

It is a real pity it did not get any further at the Oscars. I think it definitely falls into the same category as Character, which won the Oscar for best foreign movie a few years ago.

The movie was shown as a 3 part series on Dutch TV around the holiday season. I think it included a few scenes that were deleted from the feature movie. However, the scenes are not necessary to understand the movie. In the Netherlands you can now buy the DVD in several stores for only 6 euro, a super bargain, I would say.