Fons Rademakers

Fons Rademakers was born in Roosendaal on 5 September 1920. Coming from the theatre, he moved at thirty-five into directing, after having been assistant to Jean Renoir and Vittorio De Sica, and often worked with his wife, Lili, who assisted him with the staging. He drew a good part of his films from books of his own country, made eleven of them, one of which received an Oscar in Hollywood. He was the first Dutch filmmaker to make a name abroad. He died in Geneva on 22 February 2007.

In the catalogue 1

• Feature filmVillage by the RiverDorp aan de rivierFons Rademakers · 1958Cinema