Diary of a Mad Old Man
Fortnight 1987, Feature film, 1h30
Synopsis
Diary of a Mad Old Man (based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki) tells the story of an old man who desperately clings to life by means of an erotic fixation. When I made the film, I tried above all to describe the old man’s state of mind. His thoughts and memories play an important part, and the litlle that happens is only meaningful to himself. It is a confrontation with one of the most essential things in life: death. Lili Rademakers
Director
Lili Rademakers
She was born in Utrecht. In 1954, she went to Paris to study at IDHEC and then went to Roma at the Experimental Cinema Center. In 1959, she was assistant to Federico Fellini on La Dolce Vita. She worked with Fons Rademakers she married in 1960. In 1981, she made her first film awarded best first Dutsch film in 1982 and participated in the Semaine de la critique in 1983.
Beatie Edney
Derek de Lint
Dora van der Groen
Ina van der Molen
Ralph Michael
Suzanne Flon
Derek de Lint
Dora van der Groen
Ina van der Molen
Ralph Michael
Suzanne Flon
Screenplay
Hugo Claus, d’après le roman de Junichiro Tanizaki
Image
Paul van den Bos
Sound
Victor Dekker
Editing
Ton de Graaf
Music
Egisto Macchi
Set decoration
Philippe Graff
Production : Fons Rademakers Produktie BV, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas Vente à l’étranger : Cannon International, Los Angeles, Calfornie, USA Distribution en France : Cannon France
Title in Original Version : Le Journal d'un vieux fou
