Plot Summary
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Full Cast & Characters
Henny Alma
Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Fien Berghegge
Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Jon Bluming
Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Jan Dahmen
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Menno Dijkstra
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Rijk de Gooyer
Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Lex Goudsmit
Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
Joost Prinsen
Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Wieteke van Dort
Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Peer Mascini
Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man")
Hugo Metsers
Meneer Frits (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Director & Crew
Ernie Damen
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 based on 3 votes.
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Melancholy Tales was directed by Ernie Damen and released in 1975.
How long is Melancholy Tales?
Melancholy Tales has a runtime of 1 hours and 35 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1975-03-20
- Status
- Released