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The colourful story of the turbulent career of Dick Maas, the cinematographer who intensely shook up Dutch cinema with hit movies such as De lift and Flodder. But his career was not always strewn with roses.
At the Film Academy, Dick Maas was already a maverick. A driven cinematographer with an acute sense of horror, action and black humour, which caught on with the audiences. Illustrated by a treasure trove of unique footage and photographs from his private archive, Maas and a host of associates and film connoisseurs provide a glimpse behind the scenes. About his golden years, with hit movies like De lift,Flodder and Amsterdamned, American dreams and tougher times. The story of a cult director who prefers to do things his way.

Credits

Sound Design
Set geluid
Muziek
Production company
Film Events
Distributor NL
WW Entertainment BV
Co-production company
Meraki Content
Postproduction company
PIXMIX STUDIOS

Title: De Dick Maas Methode
Year: 2020
Duration : 1 hour, 37 minutes
Category: Long Documentary
Edition: NFF 2020

Archive footageGeschiedenisKunst & Cultuur

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