Amsterdam Global Village

Oct 10 1996 N/A 4h 5m
Documentary

"I am far away on a distant journey through my own city", filmmaker Johan van der Keuken says at the end of his four-hour portrait of Amsterdam. The city is presented as a place where people from all corners of the world live, who all exert their cultural influence on the life in the city. With a motor courier as his central figure, the filmmaker introduces the audience to birds of different feathers. We see diverse cultural expressions, like the house scene, the entry of St. Nicholas and a Ghanese mourning ritual. The binding factor in the film is the concept of 'travelling', in other words Amsterdam as a global village. The camera travels through the film in three ways: over land, over water (canals) and through the air.

Plot

This four hour documentary looks for the exotic in the everyday life observed in just one city, the filmmaker's own Amsterdam.

Written by

Johan van der Keuken

Directed by

Johan van der Keuken

Cast

Julika Marijn

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
174
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA