Antonias line an intriguing story of female empowerment. In the aftermath of wwii, strongwilled antonia returns to her small hometown where she has inherited her mothers farm. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of antonias line with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Quirky, unexpected, funny, frightening, and ultimately beautiful, antonia s line is a portrait of hope that successfully escapes being saccharine. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing antonias line near you. Two women running a large farm seems at first daunting, but we discover that antonia is a farmer in what might be called a feminist sense. Box office for 1996 bo, the ten best films according to aggregator rotten tomatoes rt and all films that won an award for best picture from the various precursors leading up to the oscars prec. Its one that rethinks the way fairy tales shape our world and morals. Antonias line finds its colors in many cultures and stirs them in the same jolly pot. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Us shipper antonias line 1995 willeke van ammelrooy dvd.
Director marleen gorris received the academy award for the best foreign film in 1996. The film, antonia s line, confronts many issues related to the topic of gender and the challenging of expectations of people to conform to their traditional roles in society. Danielle is shy in her adolescence, but not too shy to stab the village rapist with a pitchfork during one memorable episode. There are moments of great drama and tragedy here but one remembers most of all its lyrical, pastoral beauty, compassionate humour and tenderness. Set in the netherlands this is a remarkable portrait of a family and a community, of mothers and daughters, and of one indomitable woman. Antonia and her line her daughter, her granddaughter, her great granddaughter, and all the women and men who. It was the deserving winner of the academy award for best foreign film in 1995. It centers around a charismatic and strongwilled dutch woman who, shortly after world war ii, returns with her daughter to the village where she was born. Antonia s line opens on and in the end comes back to the last day of antonia s long life. Antonias line won the 1996 academy award for best foreign language film, the toronto international film festival peoples choice award, and two nederlands film festival golden calf awards. Marleen gorris antonias line is a feminist fable and family saga of. Earthy, sexy, romantic, filled with laughter and warmth, its a joyous celebration of simple pleasures and enduring passions. The feminist fable antonias line is full of flapdoodle but its great flapdoodle, doing for the feminine virtues what pulp fiction did for macho posturing. The film, described as a feminist fairy tale, tells the story of the independent antonia willeke van ammelrooy who, after returning to the anonymous dutch village of her birth, establishes and nurtures a closeknit matriarchal community.
If you have film notes from season 41 or earlier anything before october 2007, our webmistress would love to hear from you. One gets an idea of the line s personality right at the beginning, when antonia returns to the village in her thirties, with pubescent daughter danielle but no husband in tow, to see to her dying mother. Antonias line is not a fairy tale with a feminist twist, but one with feminist ideology at its coreits in its messages and its characters and its structure. Antonia willeke van ammelrooy, who after world war ii returns to. Antonia willeke van ammelrooy is an elderly woman who wakes. Those are the words of dutch filmmaker marleen gorris, who wrote and directed antonia s line, winner of this year s oscar for best foreign film. Weekend domestic box office chart for the weekend of july 5, 1996 the numbers weekend box office chart for july 5, 1996 where data and the movie business meet. This film was like taking a trip to an alternate universe and being given the gift of living a full, rich, and rewarding life there. Antonias line celebrates the lives of womencomplex and vibrant these are. Antonia is a 1995 dutch feminist film written and directed by marleen gorris. By the time the movie was half over, i was hoping it would never end. Antonias line 1995 is an edifying and enchanting feminist fairy tale. Antonia s line 1995 after world war ii, antonia willeke van ammelrooy and her daughter, danielle els dottermans, go back to their dutch hometown, where antonia s late mother has bestowed a. In the aftermath of wwii, strongwilled antonia and her freespirited daughter return to their hometown, ingratiating themselves with its tightknit and eccentric community and fostering a vibrant circle of strong, liberated women.
I say that even though i found the first 10 minutes hohum. Antonias line won the 1996 academy award for best foreign language film, the toronto. Colonna sonora del film antonias line di ilona sekacz. Depending on their womanly strengths and resources, they go on to spawn more generations of daughters. Willeke van ammelrooy, jan decleir, veerle van overloop.
December, 2018 december 23, 2018 firstmagnitude 1162 views 4 comments 1996, a midwinters tale, an american in paris, antonias line, beautiful girls, black sheep, broken arrow. Antonias line sets a new mark for feminism sfgate sign in. Best foreign language film below, you will find the oscar nominees for 1996 o, the top ten films at the u. Each member of antonias line her artistic daughter danielle, her musicalmathematical whiz granddaughter therese, and her. Antonias line opens on and in the end comes back to the last day of antonias long life. As directed by marleen gorris, antonias line lopes along, sometimes with sloppy sentimentality.
Stone i am a feminist, both by temperament and intellect, and my films are shaped by my outlook on life. After world war ii, antonia willeke van ammelrooy and her daughter, danielle els dottermans, go back to their dutch hometown, where antonia s late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. But in antonias line, she dulls the fine points of politics and calls it fable, and undercuts her own incisiveness. Antonia s line 1995 cast and crew after world war ii, antonia willeke van ammelrooy and her daughter, danielle els dottermans, go back to their dutch hometown, where antonia s late mother. Antonia s line is the story of antonia and her daughter danielle, who go back to live on the family farm in holland after world war ii. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The mandalorian season 2 adds rosario dawson as ahsoka tano.
Willeke van ammelrooy, jan decleir,mil seghers, veerle van overloop,els dottermans. Feminist classic antonias line is still rewarding, still. Antonias line 1995 topics classic, feminism, lesbian interest language dutch. It flies in the face of convention, but that is its beauty. Her bedroom is a faded, nicked red, with the stylized minimalism of a fable, and she wakes to unseen. I found antonia s line to be a wonderful expression of what is endearing and enduring in the human spirit. Antonias line is a quirky and whimsical story of antonia with themes on love, family, and community that also gently explores topics on feminism and independence. Willeke van ammelrooy, els dottermans, jan decleir. As the years unfold, love and tragedy come to antonia and danielle and the pair foster a vibrant circle of strong, liberated women. Running through antonias line is a conflict between these two principles. Including film notes when film notes are emailed to members, they are now added to the website.
Mar 24, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Antonias line 1995 cast and crew after world war ii, antonia willeke van ammelrooy and her daughter, danielle els dottermans, go back to their dutch hometown, where antonias late mother. Gorris also won for best director at the hamptons international film festival and best screenplay at the chicago international film festival. She begins to tell her story in flashback, beginning with her arrival home to the. These issues include male dominance and exploitation of women, female independence and the struggle against discrimination a. Antonias line vhs 1996 willeke van ammelrooy actor. Echoing the basic ideals of feminism, the film provided clear illustrations of lives lived in these idealsthe practice of the theory. In fact, the narrator of antonias line, antonias greatgranddaughter, is very fond of reminding us that so it goes.
Antonias line, the netherlands official candidate for this years best foreignlanguage film oscar, unfolds as a work of magical. There, antonia settles down and joins a tightlyknit but unusual community. Rarely does a movie embrace life as fully as antonia also known antonia s line. Antonia s line is a quirky and whimsical story of antonia with themes on love, family, and community that also gently explores topics on feminism and independence. Antonias line returns to these feminist themes of female justice, judgement and retribution in a very different style of film. Happiness and tragedy exist side by side, as exemplified by the opposing viewpoints of antonias positive spirit, and the pessimistic outlook held by antonias lifelong friend, crooked finger mil seghers, the melancholic, nietzchequoting philosopher, who finds life impossible and unbearable. Rising to the challenge, gorris made two feminist manifestos. Antonias line, the netherlands official candidate for this years best foreignlanguage. This chart lists all movies that had a release in theaters in the united states andor canada in 1996. Dutch film described as a feminist fairy tale,tells. Marleen gorris in antonias line 1995 els dottermans in antonias line 1995 willeke van ammelrooy and els. Antonia is a 1995 dutch feminist film written and directed by. A strongwilled dutch woman recalls her life in this uplifting picture that won the 1996 academy award for best foreign language film.
Antonia willeke van ammelrooy is an elderly woman who wakes up one morning and realizes that this is the last day of her life. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. We watch as antonia and her daughter return home from wwii and almost with a new day, the little village turns into a modern town and antonia s family grows even more. Una pelicula dirigida por marleen gorris con willeke van ammelrooy, els dottermans, veerle van overloop, victor low. The fantasies of each girl through antonia s line of strong women give this an escapist feel.
Beautifully restored in hd and released in time for the 20th anniversary of 1996 academy award for best foreign language film. Antonias line is the story of antonia and her daughter danielle, who go back to live on the family farm in holland after world war ii. It was a truly lovely story, clever character development, warmly delivered. I can understand how some may not understand or enjoy this film. Antonia, joined by her freespirited artist daughter danielle, ingratiate themselves with the towns tightknit and eccentric community. Antonia, the great matriarch, presides over her happy commune enjoying the rhythms of the seasons and. Those are the words of dutch filmmaker marleen gorris, who wrote and directed antonias line, winner of this years oscar for best foreign film.