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'''''Het Dwaallicht''''' ''(Will O' the Wisp)'' is a 1973 Belgian film directed by Frans Buyens, based on the better-known novel of the same name by Willem Elsschot.
'''''Het Dwaallicht''''' ''(Will O' the Wisp)'' is a 1973 Belgian film directed by Frans Buyens, based on the better-known novel of the same name by Willem Elsschot.


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Het Dwaallicht'' follows an old man named Laarmans who is discontented with his family life and spends his evening wandering around Antwerp's red-light district. One evening, three Pakistan sailors approach him and ask for his help to find a certain girl named Maria, who seems to be non-existent.
Although they never find the girl, she does appear in illusions by the men. The search turns out to be a metaphor for searching their inner-self and social contact.
<ref>[http://www.dvdinfo.be/bespreking.php?id=2483 A review of the DVD release of the film that contains information about the synopsis (in Dutch)] Retrieved 7 Oct '17</ref>.
==Technical Aspects==
<ref>[https://www.eyefilm.nl/collectie/filmgeschiedenis/film/het-dwaallicht#technische-notities Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website] Retrieved 13 Oct '17</ref>
* Date of release: 15-11-1973
* Countries of origin: Belgium, Netherlands
* Genre: Psychological drama
* Distributor: Gofilex
* Production companies: Iris Films Dacapo / Appletree Filmproductions
* Lenght: 108 minutes
* Shot on: 35mm
==Cast==
<ref>[https://www.eyefilm.nl/collectie/filmgeschiedenis/film/het-dwaallicht#cast Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website] Retrieved 13 Oct '17</ref>
* Romain Deconinck - Laarmans
* Eva Kant - Maria van Dam
* Mazhar Hussein Sjeikh - Ali
* Dora van der Groen - Miss Laarmans
* Fred Van Kuyk - Police officer
Also featuring:
Niza Faruqi, Hélène Present, Shafiq Ahmed, Ronnie Commissaris, Sies Foletta, Tim Beekman and Cois Senne


Not much is known about the plot of the film. It follows an old man who is discontented with his family life and spends his evening wandering around Antwerp's red-light district. One evening, three sailors approach him and ask for his help to find a certain girl, who seems to be non-existent<ref>[http://www.dvdinfo.be/bespreking.php?id=2483 A review of the DVD release of the film that contains information about the synopsis (in Dutch)]</ref>.
==Crew==
<ref>[https://www.eyefilm.nl/collectie/filmgeschiedenis/film/het-dwaallicht#crew Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website] Retrieved 13 Oct '17</ref>
* Director - Frans Buyens
* Producer - Frans Buyens
* Producer - Max Appelboom
* Camera - Hans Simons
* Camera - Fred Tammes
* Camera - Hans den Bezemer
* Editing - Dirk Van Den Eynden
* Editing - Arsène Souffriau
* Editing - Klaus Jürgen Kramer
* Production manager - Patrick De Hooghe
* Script - Rita Van Den Driessche
* Stage director - Jef Van De Water
* Cinematography - Fred Tammes
* Production lead - Jaap van Rij
* Sound - Kees Linthorst
* Sound - Henri Morelle
* Directing assistant - Dirk Van Den Eynden
* Directing assistant - Klaus Jürgen Kramer
* Clothes designer - Danielle Sandrard
* Art-director - Luc Monheim
* Make-up - Claudine Thyrion


==Availability==
==Availability==
Little else was known about the film apart from the cast and producer<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070011/ IMDB page for the film] Retrieved 7 Oct '17</ref>. Information about the film was next to non-existent. Very few images related to the film can be found on the internet. As of today, no physical copy of the DVD release was resurfaced and the film has never been redistributed in any other form.


Little else is known about the film apart from the cast and producer<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070011/ IMDB page for the film]</ref>. Information about the film is next to non-existent. Very few images related to the film can be found on the internet. As of today, no physical copy of the DVD release has resurfaced and the film has never been redistributed in any other form.
The film can currently be streamed on UniversCine thought this is only available to Belgian audience members. <ref>[https://www.nl.universcine.be/films/het-dwaallicht UniversCine, where the movie can be streamed] Retrieved 13 Oct '17</ref> The DVD pop-ups every now and then on Dutch/Belgian marketplaces and it is occasionally shown on TV like the Belgian TV network: één. It is also one of the many movies in the collection of the Dutch cinema/movie museum, EYE. <ref>[https://www.eyefilm.nl/collectie/filmgeschiedenis/film/het-dwaallicht#crew EYE, the Dutch cinema that screens the movie] Retrieved 13 Oct '17</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
 
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery widths=190px heights=140px>
File:Het dwaallicht screenshot.jpeg|One of the very few images from the DVD release of the film
File:Het dwaallicht screenshot.jpeg|One of the very few images from the DVD release of the film
File:Het dwaallicht screenshot 2.jpeg|Another image from the DVD release
File:Het dwaallicht screenshot 2.jpeg|Another image from the DVD release
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 14:15, 13 November 2017

Het Dwaallicht DVD cover.jpg

The cover of the film's DVD release.

Status: Found

Date found: Unknown

Found by: UniversCine.be

Het Dwaallicht (Will O' the Wisp) is a 1973 Belgian film directed by Frans Buyens, based on the better-known novel of the same name by Willem Elsschot.

Plot

Het Dwaallicht follows an old man named Laarmans who is discontented with his family life and spends his evening wandering around Antwerp's red-light district. One evening, three Pakistan sailors approach him and ask for his help to find a certain girl named Maria, who seems to be non-existent. Although they never find the girl, she does appear in illusions by the men. The search turns out to be a metaphor for searching their inner-self and social contact. [1].

Technical Aspects

[2]

  • Date of release: 15-11-1973
  • Countries of origin: Belgium, Netherlands
  • Genre: Psychological drama
  • Distributor: Gofilex
  • Production companies: Iris Films Dacapo / Appletree Filmproductions
  • Lenght: 108 minutes
  • Shot on: 35mm

Cast

[3]

  • Romain Deconinck - Laarmans
  • Eva Kant - Maria van Dam
  • Mazhar Hussein Sjeikh - Ali
  • Dora van der Groen - Miss Laarmans
  • Fred Van Kuyk - Police officer

Also featuring: Niza Faruqi, Hélène Present, Shafiq Ahmed, Ronnie Commissaris, Sies Foletta, Tim Beekman and Cois Senne

Crew

[4]

  • Director - Frans Buyens
  • Producer - Frans Buyens
  • Producer - Max Appelboom
  • Camera - Hans Simons
  • Camera - Fred Tammes
  • Camera - Hans den Bezemer
  • Editing - Dirk Van Den Eynden
  • Editing - Arsène Souffriau
  • Editing - Klaus Jürgen Kramer
  • Production manager - Patrick De Hooghe
  • Script - Rita Van Den Driessche
  • Stage director - Jef Van De Water
  • Cinematography - Fred Tammes
  • Production lead - Jaap van Rij
  • Sound - Kees Linthorst
  • Sound - Henri Morelle
  • Directing assistant - Dirk Van Den Eynden
  • Directing assistant - Klaus Jürgen Kramer
  • Clothes designer - Danielle Sandrard
  • Art-director - Luc Monheim
  • Make-up - Claudine Thyrion

Availability

Little else was known about the film apart from the cast and producer[5]. Information about the film was next to non-existent. Very few images related to the film can be found on the internet. As of today, no physical copy of the DVD release was resurfaced and the film has never been redistributed in any other form.

The film can currently be streamed on UniversCine thought this is only available to Belgian audience members. [6] The DVD pop-ups every now and then on Dutch/Belgian marketplaces and it is occasionally shown on TV like the Belgian TV network: één. It is also one of the many movies in the collection of the Dutch cinema/movie museum, EYE. [7]

Gallery

References