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The Dress (1996 film)

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De jurk
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex van Warmerdam
Written byAlex van Warmerdam
Produced byMarc van Warmerdam
Ton Schippers
Alex van Warmerdam
Starring
CinematographyMarc Felperlaan
Edited byRene Wiegmans
Music byAlex van Warmerdam
Production
company
Graniet Film
Distributed byMeteor Film Distribution
Release date
  • 21 March 1996 (1996-03-21)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

The Dress (Dutch: De jurk) is a 1996 Dutch black comedy drama film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam.

Plot

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The Dress is a tale filled with sex, violence, misery, comedy, and drama as it follows the life of a dress and parade of lives. Conceived under a cloud of frustration and despair by the dressmaker, the dress becomes a wheel of misfortune in an extraordinary sequence of events that envelopes the dress and those fatefully drawn into its universe. An aloof artist, a schoolgirl, an unfulfilled maid, a borderline train conductor and a broken business executive, all become involuntary players in a macabre game of tag. No one who comes in contact with the dress until it reaches its destination.

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10.[1]

David Rooney of Variety magazine said that "Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam, spins an eventful narrative out of the story of an inanimate object in his third feature, The Dress. Charting the effect the titular garment has on a string of men and women, the director does a mechanically impressive job of sustaining what feels like an exercise in narrative construction".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Dress". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Rooney, David (7 October 1996). "The Dress". Variety.
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