I guess this movie loses a lot of it's body when translated. Subtitles will not make up for it either.
The original Dutch version is arguably one of the best war movies ever made. It's very Dutch and the story is completely situated in the Netherlands.
The hatred people felt for the German nazi's and the Dutch NSB'ers is beautifully displayed by the actors. It all seems very "natural" (and I don't necessarily mean the inevitable Dutch nude scenes -by the way, Renee Soutendijk is a true bitch in this movie).
Best phrase: "Schoonmoeder.. Scheveningen, Scheveningen... lul!" Translated: "Mother-in-law... Scheveningen, Scheveningen (Dutch sea-side town)... dick!" The reason the guy had the other guy saying this was to make sure he wasn't German, as Germans can't pronounce the rasping "sch" sound.
Great movie.
The original Dutch version is arguably one of the best war movies ever made. It's very Dutch and the story is completely situated in the Netherlands.
The hatred people felt for the German nazi's and the Dutch NSB'ers is beautifully displayed by the actors. It all seems very "natural" (and I don't necessarily mean the inevitable Dutch nude scenes -by the way, Renee Soutendijk is a true bitch in this movie).
Best phrase: "Schoonmoeder.. Scheveningen, Scheveningen... lul!" Translated: "Mother-in-law... Scheveningen, Scheveningen (Dutch sea-side town)... dick!" The reason the guy had the other guy saying this was to make sure he wasn't German, as Germans can't pronounce the rasping "sch" sound.
Great movie.