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Love Revisited (film)

Love Revisited
Directed byNicole van Kilsdonk
Written byPeer Wittenbols
Produced by
  • Ineke Kanters
  • Jan van der Zanden
Starring
CinematographyRichard van Oosterhout
Edited byWouter Jansen
Music byJoris Oonk
Production
companies
Distributed bySeptember Film Distribution
Release date
  • 2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) (Netherlands)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Box office$65,270[1]

Love Revisited (Dutch: Oude Liefde) is a 2017 Dutch romantic drama directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk and written by Peer Wittenbols and it stars Beppie Melissen, Gene Bervoets and Halina Reijn. The story revolves around a long seperated divorced couple in their sixties are brought back together unexpectedly when their son passes away.[2]

This was the second collarabation between director Nicole van Kilsdonk and screenwriter. Filming happened in the fall of 2017. The film was released in Dutch theaters on 2 November 2017, to a mixed-positive reception from critics.

Plot

Cast

Production

Following 2014's Onder het hart, director Nicole van Kilsdonk and screenwriter Peer Wittenbolt two reunited for Love Revisited. The lead characters were played Beppie Melissen and Gène Bervoets, the rest of the cast was filled by their current partners (Carly Wijs and Aus Greidanus), their children (Leo Alkemade, Eva van der Gucht and Halina Reijn) and daughter-in-law (Hadewych Minis). Filming started on October 10, 2017.[3][4] Some of the the filming took place in Ijmuiden.[5] They also filmed in parts of Noord-Limburg.[6] The movie alongside 22 films received money from the Netherlands Film Production Incentive.[7] Jett Rebel remade the song Send Me a Postcard as the title song for the film.[8]

Release

The film was released in Dutch theaters on 2 November 2017.[9]

Reception

Love Revisited received mostly mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.[10][11] [12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Love Revisited (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. ^ "De Zevende Hemel (2016)". Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Halina Reijn en Hadewych Minis in nieuwe film Oude liefde". NU.nl. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ^ Koning, Nanneke (10 October 2016). "Opnamen Oude liefde van start". Holland Film Nieuws. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ^ Ekker, Jan Pieter; Bronshoff, Bob (9 November 2017). "Actie! Op de set van Oude liefde". Filmkrant. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ^ Veerkamp, Marc (21 October 2017). "'Oude liefde' is een echte Wittenbols". Plot Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  7. ^ Pinto, Vitor (30 June 2016). "The Netherlands Film Production Incentive to support 23 new films". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Jett Rebel maakt titelsong voor Oude Liefde". RTL Nieuws. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  9. ^ de Jong, Fritz (11 October 2017). "Oude liefde en roestende families". Filmkrant. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  10. ^ Broeren-Huitenga, Joost (1 November 2017). "Oude Liefde". Het Parool. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  11. ^ Rovers, Ronald (2 November 2017). "Te veel drama, wel twee indrukwekkende rollen in 'Oude liefde'". Trouw. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  12. ^ Jan Bockting, Berend (2 November 2017). "Oude Liefde durft niet diep te graven, maar stelt wel de juiste vragen". Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  13. ^ de Jong, Fritz (11 October 2017). "Oude liefde en roestende families". Filmkrant. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.