With the Christmas and New Year holiday coming up I started looking round for movies that we could watch over the holiday.Talking to a DVD seller,I was pleased to discover that he had recently tracked down a Dutch music Drama,which led to me getting ready to go to the fare.
The plot:
Getting invited to a music contest where all the local brass bands in villages play for a big prize, musicians Geursen & Krijns fall out over what tune the town brass band should play,which leads to them splitting the band into 2 separate groups.As the contest gets closer,Geursen and Krijns spend more time trying to outwit each other than learning the music.
View on the film:
Taking place in a small village,co-writer/(along with Jan Blokker) co- editor/(along with Ralph Sheldon) director Bert Haanstra & cinematographer Eduard van der Enden give the title a delightful countryside atmosphere,as lingering shots of the wildlife and rivers build a sense of community in the movie.Along with the relaxing mood, Haanstra also displays a keen eye for sight-gags,which goes from instruments being hidden in a farm,to milk ruining one of the main rivers.Focusing on the rivalry between Geursen (played by a brash Hans Kaart) and Krijns (played by a wonderfully slimy Bernard Droog) the writers hilariously disrupt the quiet village by pulling everyone into taking sides in the feud,as a fanfare starts taking shape around Geursen and Krijns.
The plot:
Getting invited to a music contest where all the local brass bands in villages play for a big prize, musicians Geursen & Krijns fall out over what tune the town brass band should play,which leads to them splitting the band into 2 separate groups.As the contest gets closer,Geursen and Krijns spend more time trying to outwit each other than learning the music.
View on the film:
Taking place in a small village,co-writer/(along with Jan Blokker) co- editor/(along with Ralph Sheldon) director Bert Haanstra & cinematographer Eduard van der Enden give the title a delightful countryside atmosphere,as lingering shots of the wildlife and rivers build a sense of community in the movie.Along with the relaxing mood, Haanstra also displays a keen eye for sight-gags,which goes from instruments being hidden in a farm,to milk ruining one of the main rivers.Focusing on the rivalry between Geursen (played by a brash Hans Kaart) and Krijns (played by a wonderfully slimy Bernard Droog) the writers hilariously disrupt the quiet village by pulling everyone into taking sides in the feud,as a fanfare starts taking shape around Geursen and Krijns.