Alex van Warmerdam

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Alex van Warmerdam
Portret van Alex van Warmerdam, 1996.jpg
Alex van Warmerdam in 1996
Born (1952-08-14) 14 August 1952 (age 72)
Haarlem,  Netherlands
Occupation(s)Writer, film director, actor
Spouse Annet Malherbe
ChildrenMees, Houk

Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.

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Life and career

Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the musictheatre group Orkater). In 1980, he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since 1989 have been released.

He made his first feature film in 1986: Abel. He plays a role in each of his films so far, with the exception of Grimm (2003).

Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malherbe, who plays parts in most of his films and also functions as a casting director. Their son Mees is a musician and has performed in various shows by theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond.

He won the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs in 1990 and the Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs in 2011.

His 2013 film Borgman was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Filmography

Short films and TV films

Feature films

DateTitleWriterDirectorActorMusic
1986 Abel a.k.a. Voyeur [4] Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
1992 The Northerners Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
1996 The Dress Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
1998 Little Tony Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2003 Grimm Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2006 Waiter Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2009 The Last Days of Emma Blank Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2012 Black Out Black x.svg
2013 Borgman Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2015 Schneider vs. Bax Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg
2021 Nr. 10 Black x.svgBlack x.svgBlack x.svg

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alex van Warmerdam". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 13 December 2006.
  3. ↑ "Alex van Warmerdam". Graniet Film . Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2006.
  4. ↑ Abel (Voyeur) at Rotten Tomatoes
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