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|imagecaption=The cover of the film's DVD release.
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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.
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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.
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>.  
<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==
==Technical Aspects==
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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

  • One of the very few images from the DVD release of the film

    One of the very few images from the DVD release of the film

  • Another image from the DVD release

    Another image from the DVD release

References

  1. ↑ A review of the DVD release of the film that contains information about the synopsis (in Dutch) Retrieved 7 Oct '17
  2. ↑ Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website Retrieved 13 Oct '17
  3. ↑ Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website Retrieved 13 Oct '17
  4. ↑ Movie page on the EYE cinema/movie museum website Retrieved 13 Oct '17
  5. ↑ IMDB page for the film Retrieved 7 Oct '17
  6. ↑ UniversCine, where the movie can be streamed Retrieved 13 Oct '17
  7. ↑ EYE, the Dutch cinema that screens the movie Retrieved 13 Oct '17
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