Alex van Warmerdam

Alex van Warmerdam was born in 1952 in Haarlem. Trained in graphic arts and then at the Rietveld Academy, he comes from the theatre: in 1980 he founded a company with which he writes and performs his own plays, and he moved into cinema in 1986. He writes, directs and himself acts in most of his films, surrounded by the same actors, including his wife Annet Malherbe, and sometimes composes the music. His cinema, recognisable by its sets and its deadpan humour, has earned him a place apart in his country.

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• Feature filmAbelAlex van Warmerdam · 1986Cinema