Documentary
Hans, Life Before Death
Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.
Directed by Louis van Gasteren
68
User score
6 votes
Status
Released
Released
January 1, 1983
Runtime
2h 35m
Language
Dutch
