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Yoka Berretty
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands. From 23 September till 2 October, we join the...
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Malle gevallen (1934)
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands. From 23 September till 2 October, we join the...
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Marius Monkau
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands. From 23 September till 2 October, we join the...
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Thea Fleming
At the Unofficial Netherlands Film Star Postcards Festival (NFSPF), we present today a post on blonde starlet Thea Fleming (1942). She started as the 'Dutch Brigitte Bardot' and spent much of her...
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Corry Vonk
At the Unofficial Netherlands Film Star Postcards Festival (NFSPF), today a post on a star of the Dutch cabaret and revue, Corry Vonk (1901-1988). In the 1930s, she also often appeared in some Dutch...
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Willem Nijholt
In the Unofficial Netherlands Film Star Postcards Festival (NFSPF), today a post on Dutch actor, and also dancer and singer, Willem Nijholt (1934). His versatility led him to work in musicals, TV...
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John van Dreelen
Today EFSP presents in our unofficial Netherlands Film Star Postcards Festival: John van Dreelen (1922-1992). This distinguished Dutch actor played German officers and other bad guys in many European...
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Lily Bouwmeester
Dutch theatre and film actress Lily Bouwmeester (1901–1993) was a member of the famous Bouwmeester family, mostly consisting out of actors. In 1991, she was awarded with a Pre-Golden Calf for being...
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Bartolomeo Pagano
Today starts the 34th edition of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone. We are in Italy to attend this wonderful festival of the silent film and will post about the stars of the highlights of the...
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Luciano Albertini
We are in Italy for Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, the festival of the silent film. One of the programmes of the festival is about the forzuti, the Italian strong men, and their work for the...
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Twelve silent cowboys
One of the programs of this year's Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone is 'Birth of the Western'. As a tribute to the heroes of the early Western, today at EFSP twelve postcards of legendary...
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Imported from the USA: Douglas Fairbanks
On today's programme of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone is this afternoon The Mark of Zero (1920), with elegant, dashing, and athletic American actor Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) in one of...
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Gabriel Gabrio
A highlight of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone is today's screening of the four-part serial Les Misérables (1925). Jean Valjean is played by Gabriel Gabrio (1887-1946), a tall, burly actor...
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Bébé a.k.a. René Dary
We're having a wonderful time, here in Italy at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone. One of the youngest stars whose work is shown here was Clément Mary (1905-1974). As Bébé, he was the best known...
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Grit Haid
Today at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, I am gonna see another film starring forzuto Luciano Albertini, the German adventure film Rinaldo Rinaldini (1927). Leading lady is Austrian film...
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Lon Chaney
Closing film of this year's Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone is The Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, 1925), starring Lon Chaney (1883-1930), one of the most versatile and powerful actors of...
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Leny Escudéro (1932-2015)
On 9 October 2015, French singer and actor Leny Escudéro has died. The popular Escudéro did not want to be a star, but performed his songs to help others. He also appeared in committed roles in films...
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Lotte Neumann
Yesterday, it was the final day of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone. Today, we're back home in Amsterdam, but EFSP has still one more silent star for you, Lotte Neumann (1896-1977). In...
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Jacques Sernas
Lithuanian-born French actor Jacques (sometimes: Jack) Sernas (1925) had an international film career of more than sixty years. First the handsome blonde appeared as the hero of Peplum spectacles and...
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Dolly Bouwmeester
Sweet Dutch stage actress Dolly Bouwmeester (1913-1986) was born in a famous theatre dynasty and she was the younger sister of Dutch film diva Lily Bouwmeester. Although Dolly made films in the...
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