Love Comes Quietly

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Love Comes Quietly
Directed by Nikolai van der Heyde
Written byNikolai van der Heyde
André Kuyten
Produced byHenk Bos
Starring Barbara Hershey
CinematographyJörgen Persson
Edited byAugust Verschueren
Music by Georges Delerue
Release date
  • June 1973 (1973-06)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Netherlands
LanguagesEnglish
Dutch

Love Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a gold medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film. [1]

Contents

Plot

An American returns to his native Dutch village and causes a sensation there. When his pregnant stepdaughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese-factory owner, the conservative village starts to despise her.

Cast

Production

When Barbara Hershey agreed to participate in this film, she was six months pregnant and so Nikolai van der Heyde rewrote his screenplay to suit her condition. [2]

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References

  1. Wright, Fred. David Carradine is Human-Honest! The Evening Independent. 29 August 1974, Pg. 3-B
  2. Film Bulletin at Google Books