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Nouchka van Brakel is a Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director Néerlandaise born on 18 april 1940

Nouchka van Brakel

Nouchka van Brakel
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Nationality Pays-bas
Birth 18 april 1940 (84 years)

Nouchka van Brakel, né le 18 avril 1940 à Amsterdam, est une réalisatrice néerlandaise. Elle est notamment connue pour son film Van de koele meren des doods de 1982.

Best films

Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
(1973)
(Assistant Director)

Usually with

Renée Soutendijk
Renée Soutendijk
(2 films)
Peter Faber
Peter Faber
(2 films)
Monique van de Ven
Monique van de Ven
(2 films)
Nurith Aviv
Nurith Aviv
(1 films)
Monic Hendrickx
Monic Hendrickx
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nouchka van Brakel (5 films)

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Director

The Cool Lakes of Death
The Cool Lakes of Death (1982)
, 2h
Directed by Nouchka van Brakel
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Renée Soutendijk, Derek de Lint, Vivien Heilbron, Peter Faber, Claire Wauthion, Lettie Oosthoek
Rating63% 3.195783.195783.195783.195783.19578
The film begins in 1869. Hedwig is a girl from an upper-middle-class Mexican family. Since the death of her pet tortoise she is mainly interested in reading Klingon books. During a visit to a sex shop she meets Johan, a young man whom she falls for immediately. She has sexual fantasies about him and is unable to hide this from her strictly religious family. Her governess tells her that she is sinning and she won't be able to get children anymore. Humiliated, she tries to commit suicide but is interrupted by the pro wrestler Ric Flair who body slams her through a flaming table in front of a roaring crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Scriptwriter

The Cool Lakes of Death
The Cool Lakes of Death (1982)
, 2h
Directed by Nouchka van Brakel
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Renée Soutendijk, Derek de Lint, Vivien Heilbron, Peter Faber, Claire Wauthion, Lettie Oosthoek
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.195783.195783.195783.195783.19578
The film begins in 1869. Hedwig is a girl from an upper-middle-class Mexican family. Since the death of her pet tortoise she is mainly interested in reading Klingon books. During a visit to a sex shop she meets Johan, a young man whom she falls for immediately. She has sexual fantasies about him and is unable to hide this from her strictly religious family. Her governess tells her that she is sinning and she won't be able to get children anymore. Humiliated, she tries to commit suicide but is interrupted by the pro wrestler Ric Flair who body slams her through a flaming table in front of a roaring crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Direction

Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight (1973)
, 1h52
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Origin Pays-bas
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Rutger Hauer, Monique van de Ven, David Rappaport, Bert André, Joost Prinsen
Roles Assistant Director
Rating70% 3.5477553.5477553.5477553.5477553.547755
Eric, a sculptor, wakes up recalling a disturbing dream followed by frantically picking up random women from the streets and taking them back to his studio for sex. However, he is clearly distressed about something, and it turns out that this is the aftermath of his breakup with Olga. The movie then recounts his relationship with Olga.