1995 · 102 min · R

Antonia's Line

Name: Antonia's Line
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1995
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Dora van der Groen, Veerle van Overloop, Carolien Spoor

Directed by Marleen Gorris · Drama, Comedy

Antonia's Line (1995) is a Drama film, directed by Marleen Gorris set in Netherlands during the 1940s. It runs 102 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty and mortality & aging play out through episodic chapters.

Cinematography

Willy Stassen

Cast

Willeke van AmmelrooyEls DottermansDora van der GroenVeerle van OverloopCarolien SpoorEsther VriesendorpThyrza RavesteijnMil Seghers

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Netherlands

Setting

Rural

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Mortality & Aging

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

ContemplativeWhimsical

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Antonia's Line

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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