Ruud den Drijver

The documentary explores Louis Couperus through his novels, short stories and letters. His childhood in the Dutch East Indies and his later perspective on colonial society shaped his writing, as did his experience of alienation and never fully belonging anywhere. In works such as The Silent Force (De stille kracht) and The Mountain of Light (De berg van licht), he explored power, masculinity and forbidden feelings without revealing too much of himself. Why does his personal life remain so controversial? The film sheds new light on Couperus and his times.

A shy seventeen-year-old construction worker tries to hold his own in the macho world of roofers

For his animation cartoon Red Light Diaries, Juan de Graaf interviewed inhabitants and visitors of the Amsterdam Red Light District about their live in the area. The conversations, in which sex rarely plays a role, provided the inspiration for a very individual interpretation of the characters.

The documentary explores Louis Couperus through his novels, short stories and letters. His childhood in the Dutch East Indies and his later perspective on colonial society shaped his writing, as did his experience of alienation and never fully belonging anywhere. In works such as The Silent Force (De stille kracht) and The Mountain of Light (De berg van licht), he explored power, masculinity and forbidden feelings without revealing too much of himself. Why does his personal life remain so controversial? The film sheds new light on Couperus and his times.

The documentary explores Louis Couperus through his novels, short stories and letters. His childhood in the Dutch East Indies and his later perspective on colonial society shaped his writing, as did his experience of alienation and never fully belonging anywhere. In works such as The Silent Force (De stille kracht) and The Mountain of Light (De berg van licht), he explored power, masculinity and forbidden feelings without revealing too much of himself. Why does his personal life remain so controversial? The film sheds new light on Couperus and his times.

A shy seventeen-year-old construction worker tries to hold his own in the macho world of roofers

For his animation cartoon Red Light Diaries, Juan de Graaf interviewed inhabitants and visitors of the Amsterdam Red Light District about their live in the area. The conversations, in which sex rarely plays a role, provided the inspiration for a very individual interpretation of the characters.