Die Storie van Klara Viljee

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Die Storie van Klara Viljee
Directed by Katinka Heyns
Produced by Chris Barnard
StarringAnna-Mart van der Merwe
Regardt van den Bergh
Hennie Oosthuizen
Trix Pienaar
CinematographyKoos Roets
Edited byRonelle Loots
Music bySue Grealy
Distributed bySonneblom Films
Release date
  • 31 January 1992 (1992-01-31)(South Africa)
Running time
113 min.
Country South Africa
Language Afrikaans

Die Storie van Klara Viljee (The Story of Klara Viljee), is a 1992 South African drama film directed by Katinka Heyns and produced by Chris Barnard for Sonneblom Films. [1] The film stars Anna-Mart van der Merwe in the lead role along with Regardt van den Bergh, Hennie Oosthuizen and Trix Pienaar in supporting roles. [2] [3]

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The film revolves around the life of Klara Viljee, a girl in a small fishing village who loses her father and her fiancé at sea. [4] [5] The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "DIE STORIE VAN KLARA VILJEE: Directed by Katinka Heyns, South Africa, 1992". MUBI. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. Barnard, Chris (1998). Paljas ; Die storie van Klara Viljee (Afrikaans Edition) (Afrikaans) Paperback – January 1, 1998. ISBN   0624036413.
  3. Die storie van Klara Viljee. worldcat. OCLC   699482591 . Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. Barnard, Chris (1998). Paljas ; Die storie van Klara Viljee (Afrikaans Edition) (Afrikaans) Paperback – January 1, 1998. ISBN   0624036413.
  5. Die storie van Klara Viljee. worldcat. OCLC   699482591 . Retrieved 14 October 2020.