Jackie (2012 film)

Last updated
Jackie
Jackie (2012 film).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Antoinette Beumer
Written byMarnie Blok
Karin van Holst Pellekaan
Produced by Hans de Weers
Ronald van Wechem
Starring Carice van Houten
Jelka van Houten
Holly Hunter
CinematographyDanny Elsen
Edited by Marc Bechtold
Music by Melcher Meirmans
Merlijn Snitker
Chrisnanne Wiegel
Distributed byStarway Film Distribution (Belgium)
Benelux Film Distributors (Netherlands)
Release date
  • 10 May 2012 (2012-05-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
English

Jackie is a 2012 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer, from an idea by Marnie Block and Karen van Holst Pellekaan. The leading roles are played by Carice van Houten, her real-life sister Jelka van Houten and Academy Award winner Holly Hunter. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Sofie (Carice van Houten) and Daan (Jelka van Houten) are twin sisters who were raised by two fathers (Paul Hoes and Jaap Spijkers). When they get a phone call from America that their biological mother, Jackie (Holly Hunter) is in a hospital with a complicated leg fracture awaiting transfer to a rehabilitation center, the two end up in an adventure where everything they believed in is called into question. This results in an unforgettable journey to New Mexico with the strange and inappropriate Jackie where the lives of the two sisters will change forever.

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guy Pearce</span> Australian actor (born 1967)

Guy Edward Pearce is an Australian actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

<i>Black Book</i> (film) 2006 Dutch film by Paul Verhoeven

Black Book is a 2006 war drama thriller film co-written and directed by Paul Verhoeven, and starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman and Halina Reijn. The film, credited as based on several true events and characters, is about a young Jewish woman in the Netherlands who becomes a spy for the resistance during World War II after tragedy befalls her in an encounter with the Nazis. The film had its world premiere on 1 September 2006 at the Venice Film Festival and its public release on 14 September 2006 in the Netherlands. It is the first film that Verhoeven made in his native Netherlands since The Fourth Man, made in 1983 before he moved to the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carice van Houten</span> Dutch actress (born 1976)

Carice Anouk van Houten is a Dutch actress. Her first leading role in the television film Suzy Q (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for Miss Minoes (2001).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halina Reijn</span> Dutch actress and filmmaker

Halina Reijn is a Dutch actress, writer and film director.

<i>Ik Omhels Je Met 1000 Armen</i> 2006 Dutch film

A Thousand Kisses is a 2006 Dutch drama film directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen. It was based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Giphart.

<i>Twin Sisters</i> (2002 film) 2002 film

Twin Sisters is a 2002 Dutch film, directed by Ben Sombogaart, based on the novel The Twins by Tessa de Loo, with a screenplay by Dutch actress and writer Marieke van der Pol.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts</span> Dutch performing arts institute

The Toneelacademie Maastricht, or Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, is a college of dramatic arts located in the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is part of the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.

RTL Nieuws is a Dutch television news service produced by RTL Nederland. The national and international news service produces 17 bulletins each weekday and six weekend bulletins for RTL4 and RTL Z, reaching a total audience of about 1.5 million people. With the evening broadcast sometimes reaching over 2 million viewers.

<i>Fathers Affair</i> 2003 film

Father's Affair is a 2003 Dutch drama film directed by Maarten Treurniet, written by Kees van Beijnum and starring Peter Paul Muller, Carice van Houten and Halina Reijn. based on the book of the same name by Karel Glastra van Loon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jelka van Houten</span> Dutch actress (born 1978)

Jelline Floriska van Houten is a Dutch actress and singer. She has acted in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series Fresh Meat.

<i>Love Is All</i> (2007 film) 2007 film

Alles is Liefde is a 2007 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Joram Lürsen, and starring Carice van Houten, Paul de Leeuw, Wendy van Dijk, and Daan Schuurmans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reinout Oerlemans</span> Dutch film director

Reinout Oerlemans is a Dutch soap opera actor, film director, television presenter and television producer. He is the founder of the TV production company Eyeworks.

Suzy Q is a 1999 Dutch film starring Carice van Houten and directed by Martin Koolhoven. It is based on the childhood memories of Frouke Fokkema, who wrote the script together with Koolhoven. The film featured van Houten in her first leading role; she worked again with Koolhoven on the films AmnesiA and Brimstone.

The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best actor/actress at the Nederlands Film Festival. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award.

The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama at the Nederlands Film Festival.

<i>1000 Roses</i> 1994 film

1000 Roses is a 1994 Dutch drama film directed by Theu Boermans and based on a play by Gustav Ernst. It was the opening movie of the Netherlands Film Festival and won the Golden Calves for Best Feature Film, Best Actress (Heebink) and Best Actor (Spijkers). Even though it won these awards, it wasn't a commercial success. The movie attracted 6.518 visitors and made 29.710 euros.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pleuni Touw</span> Dutch actress (born 1938)

Pleuni Touw is a Dutch film, television and theatre actress best known for her role in the 1974 miniseries De Stille Kracht, which featured the first televised nude scene in Dutch history.

<i>Daylight</i> (2013 film) 2013 film by Diederik van Rooijen

Daylight is a 2013 Dutch drama film based on the novel by Marion Pauw.

AmnesiA is a 2001 Dutch drama film directed by Martin Koolhoven.

<i>The Twelve</i> (Belgian TV series) 2019 Dutch-language television series

The Twelve is a 2019 Flemish-language television series created by Sanne Nuyens and Bert Van Dael and starring Maaike Cafmeyer, Charlotte De Bruyne, Tom Vermeir and Maaike Neuville.

References

  1. LaVallee, Eric (September 7, 2012). "The Surrogate: Beumer's Road-Trip Drama Breaks Down All Along the Way". Ion Cinema.
  2. Zagt, Ab (November 10, 2011). "Holly Hunter Joins Cast of Dutch Film 'Jackie'". The Hollywood Reporter.