Monsieur Hawarden

1968 1h 49m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ellen Vogel
Monsieur Hawarden / Meriora Gillibrand
Hilde Uitterlinden
Victorine
Joan Remmelts
Rentmeester Deschamps
Dora van der Groen
Mw. Deschamps
Xander Fisher
Axel, zoon van Rentmeester
Senne Rouffaer
Officer
Marielle Fiolet
Dienstmeisje
John Lanting
Walter, een bediende

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry Kümel
Writers: Jan Blokker
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands, Belgium

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Belgium.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harry Kümel, shot by Eduard van der Enden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pierre Bartholomée. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ellen Vogel and Hilde Uitterlinden and Joan Remmelts carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Harry Kümel directs. Eduard van der Enden behind the camera. Pierre Bartholomée scores. Produced in Netherlands, Belgium. Dialogue in Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Belgium.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Harry Kümel, shot by Eduard van der Enden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pierre Bartholomée. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Ellen Vogel and Hilde Uitterlinden and Joan Remmelts carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0064686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.