
Directing
Pim de la Parra
Born — Died
1940-01-04 — 2024-09-06
Place of birth
Paramaribo - Dutch Guiana [now Suriname]
Known for
Directing
Credits
54 titles
Pim de la Parra (5 January 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a Surinamese-Dutch film director. De la Parra was born in Paramaribo and is partly of Portuguese-Jewish descent. He was educated at the Netherlands Film Academy. He became an editorial board member of the film magazine Skoop from 1963 which had been established by other students of the Academy.Between 1967 and 1976, he directed films under the independent production company Scorpio Films with Dutch film director Wim Verstappen, who managed all of its achievements. After a few short films, he began his career as an international director with Obsessions (1969), co-written by Martin Scorsese. He co-produced Blue Movie (1971) by Wim Vers…
Known for
4.925-year-old Michael has been released from prison after a five-year sentence. He moves into a big apartment block, filled with young women who gladly have sex with him.
Blue Movie
1971
4.6A young medical student observes his neighbour's love life through a hole in his apartment wall.
Obsessions
1969
5.2A wealthy French couple unable to bear children but determined to start a family agree to use an anonymous surrogate . Upon seeking a professional opinion on the matter, the couple is advised to seek out an anonymous surrogate. Though the procedure is a success, Jean-Paul becomes entirely consumed in his quest to discover the identity of the young woman (Willeke van Ammelrooy) who is currently carrying his child. Upon coming face to face with the ravishing young beauty, Jean-Paul initiates a torrid affair that will profoundly affect the lives of all involved.
Naked and Lustful
1976
1.0Two couples face mounting petty grievances, jealousy, and suppressed mid-life frustrations that steadily degrade their relationships into harsh psychological conflicts.
Diary of a Weak Yogi
2026
6.9A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.
Dakota
1974
5.7Back in his native Suriname to see his dying mother, an Afro-Surinamese student from the Netherlands’ former colony finds himself torn between his Amsterdam-based life with his white Dutch girlfriend and a future in his newly independent homeland when he falls for a local Hindostani nurse.
One People
1976
Film credits
1990s · 4 titles
No synopsis available yet.
There is no budget like low budget
1993
7.0Documentary that looks back at 35 years of Dutch cinema, with Paul Verhoeven and others.
Hollywood by Bike
1993
7.0Documentary about the Dutch film director Adriaan Ditvoorst.
The Ditvoorst Domains
1992
A satire about the difficult way films are made in the Netherlands. The focus is on the painstaking way in which aspiring filmmakers, have to see the script in hand, grants and funds available.
The Night of the Wild Donkeys
1990
1980s · 2 titles
9.0The romantic pharmacist Max is in a relationship with Willie and also has a platonic relationship with Laura. The artist Henk is the fourth player in this game of quartets. The foursome is comically torn between the urge for independence and the desire for a partner. Jealousy and relationship anxiety cause the relationships to constantly change, resulting in continuous relocations. In between, there is the minor drama involving Bonita: Max has a passion for pigeons. Together with the melancholic pigeon fancier Gisbers, he is the owner of the cock pigeon Bonita, who never wins any prizes...
Max & Laura & Henk & Willie
1989
A bickering couple arrives in Aruba. The relationship difficulties keep coming up, which causes them to increasingly go their own way. A TV movie, produced by Dreampower (Pim himself) with little money financed by the NOS, filmed against the background of carnival and the Aruban struggle for independence. An Aruban Minimal Movie, made during the time that Pim lived in Aruba.
Aruba Affair
1981
1970s · 5 titles
5.2A wealthy French couple unable to bear children but determined to start a family agree to use an anonymous surrogate . Upon seeking a professional opinion on the matter, the couple is advised to seek out an anonymous surrogate. Though the procedure is a success, Jean-Paul becomes entirely consumed in his quest to discover the identity of the young woman (Willeke van Ammelrooy) who is currently carrying his child. Upon coming face to face with the ravishing young beauty, Jean-Paul initiates a torrid affair that will profoundly affect the lives of all involved.
Naked and Lustful
1976
4.8Burgler and master safe-cracker Glimmie is asked to find a young woman called Fanny by her rich stepfather Van Borsen. However, Glimmie remains suspicious of the man and decides that Fanny has to be protected by him and his pal 'De Bonk'. He is soon proved correct and winds up a scapegoat in Van Borsen's scheme. After his release from prison, Glimmie plans his revenge with some help from a young cleaning girl called Slofje.
The Burglar
1972
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Mens erger je niet
1975
5.0Alicia, a bored housewife, leaves her husband and children in search of adventure.
Alicia
1974
Politician Hans van Mierlo, director Pim de la Parra and writer Frank Martinus Arion meet in Amsterdam. Interspersed with film fragments from Dirty Picture and Wan Pipel.
Ontmoetingen
1979
1960s · 2 titles
NRFirst film by Pim de la Parra, about a young Surinamese man in Amsterdam who delivers a “monologue interior” about his dissatisfaction with society and his position as an outsider.
Megalopolis I
1963
NRPortrait from 1964 of the editors of the film magazine Skoop, founded in 1963. Portrait from 1964 of the editors of the film magazine Skoop, founded in 1963. Pim de la Parra, Wim Verstappen, Rob du Mée, Nicolai van der Heyde, Rein Bloem, and Gied Jaspars give their opinion on Dutch film and how Skoop aims to improve the Dutch film climate. Joris Ivens also speaks, applauding the initiative of the young filmmakers/editors.
Skoop
1964
Behind the camera
4.925-year-old Michael has been released from prison after a five-year sentence. He moves into a big apartment block, filled with young women who gladly have sex with him.
Blue Movie
1971
4.6A young medical student observes his neighbour's love life through a hole in his apartment wall.
Obsessions
1969
4.6A young medical student observes his neighbour's love life through a hole in his apartment wall.
Obsessions
1969
1.0Two couples face mounting petty grievances, jealousy, and suppressed mid-life frustrations that steadily degrade their relationships into harsh psychological conflicts.
Diary of a Weak Yogi
2026
1.0Two couples face mounting petty grievances, jealousy, and suppressed mid-life frustrations that steadily degrade their relationships into harsh psychological conflicts.
Diary of a Weak Yogi
2026
1.0Two couples face mounting petty grievances, jealousy, and suppressed mid-life frustrations that steadily degrade their relationships into harsh psychological conflicts.
Diary of a Weak Yogi
2026
6.9A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.
Dakota
1974
5.7Back in his native Suriname to see his dying mother, an Afro-Surinamese student from the Netherlands’ former colony finds himself torn between his Amsterdam-based life with his white Dutch girlfriend and a future in his newly independent homeland when he falls for a local Hindostani nurse.
One People
1976
5.7Back in his native Suriname to see his dying mother, an Afro-Surinamese student from the Netherlands’ former colony finds himself torn between his Amsterdam-based life with his white Dutch girlfriend and a future in his newly independent homeland when he falls for a local Hindostani nurse.
One People
1976
5.7Back in his native Suriname to see his dying mother, an Afro-Surinamese student from the Netherlands’ former colony finds himself torn between his Amsterdam-based life with his white Dutch girlfriend and a future in his newly independent homeland when he falls for a local Hindostani nurse.
One People
1976
NRFirst film by Pim de la Parra, about a young Surinamese man in Amsterdam who delivers a “monologue interior” about his dissatisfaction with society and his position as an outsider.
Megalopolis I
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Dream of a Shadow
1995
5.0Cornelis van Doorn is the CEO of VD, a meat factory as well as a developer of contraceptives. Cornelis is the patriarch of the Van Doorn family: a decadent bunch of loose morals who only lust for money and power. When the man is thinking about retiring, he has to find the right heir to take over the family business.
VD
1972
4.7Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life. When Anton, a hunky courier, comes along to pick her up for an assignment on the French Riviera, he's so fascinated by Susan's odd assortment of house guests that he decides to stay with them for a couple of days.
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
1975
4.7Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life. When Anton, a hunky courier, comes along to pick her up for an assignment on the French Riviera, he's so fascinated by Susan's odd assortment of house guests that he decides to stay with them for a couple of days.
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
1975
9.0Composer Adam has to compose a European anthem while a tax inspector gets in his way.
Let the Music Dance
1990
9.0Composer Adam has to compose a European anthem while a tax inspector gets in his way.
Let the Music Dance
1990
A young woman from Amsterdam decides to sell her one year old jeep on the street one day. A passer by on a bike helps her repair and charms her during this process. However, he shows no interest in buying the car.
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
1965
A young woman from Amsterdam decides to sell her one year old jeep on the street one day. A passer by on a bike helps her repair and charms her during this process. However, he shows no interest in buying the car.
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
1965
4.9The story of a man who goes out looking for hamburgers, while he has a beautiful steak at home. Frank and Eva can't live together, but can't live without each other either. Frank has sex with every woman he can get, while Eva wants to start a family.
Frank and Eva
1973
4.9The story of a man who goes out looking for hamburgers, while he has a beautiful steak at home. Frank and Eva can't live together, but can't live without each other either. Frank has sex with every woman he can get, while Eva wants to start a family.
Frank and Eva
1973
4.9The story of a man who goes out looking for hamburgers, while he has a beautiful steak at home. Frank and Eva can't live together, but can't live without each other either. Frank has sex with every woman he can get, while Eva wants to start a family.
Frank and Eva
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Het labyrint der lusten
1991
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Mens erger je niet
1975
7.0Paul has a full-time lover, an older English woman whose common sense and down-to-earth qualities more than compensate for her relative lack of passion. After all, he is surrounded by women clamoring for time with him in bed. So are all the other men in the story. When one of his sons dies suddenly during an operation, Paul is devastated and cannot make out what has gone wrong in his life. None of his current crop of friends has any insight to offer. Some of these questions become clearer when his sister, with whom he is almost unnaturally close, comes to visit.
Odyssey of Love
1987
7.0Paul has a full-time lover, an older English woman whose common sense and down-to-earth qualities more than compensate for her relative lack of passion. After all, he is surrounded by women clamoring for time with him in bed. So are all the other men in the story. When one of his sons dies suddenly during an operation, Paul is devastated and cannot make out what has gone wrong in his life. None of his current crop of friends has any insight to offer. Some of these questions become clearer when his sister, with whom he is almost unnaturally close, comes to visit.
Odyssey of Love
1987
10.0D.C. has been abandoned by his girlfriend Nola, wants to go to Hollywood and participates in 'chicken races' out of desperation and lack of money; a perilous event in which one travels a certain distance on the road by car without stopping.
How to Survive a Broken Heart
1991
10.0D.C. has been abandoned by his girlfriend Nola, wants to go to Hollywood and participates in 'chicken races' out of desperation and lack of money; a perilous event in which one travels a certain distance on the road by car without stopping.
How to Survive a Broken Heart
1991
8.0Playwright and director Nils Wijn brings his relationship issues to the stage. In his play "The Whore, the Virgin, and the Dying Man," he has his girlfriend Tessa appear in revealing lingerie and takes her to a real prostitute for some practical lessons. This is too much for the actress. Their problem turns out to be contagious, as other members of the theater company also get into arguments with their partners.
Intoxicated
1986
8.0Playwright and director Nils Wijn brings his relationship issues to the stage. In his play "The Whore, the Virgin, and the Dying Man," he has his girlfriend Tessa appear in revealing lingerie and takes her to a real prostitute for some practical lessons. This is too much for the actress. Their problem turns out to be contagious, as other members of the theater company also get into arguments with their partners.
Intoxicated
1986
9.0After attending a conference in Calcutta, Colombian optometrist Dr. Ignacio Cosso makes a stopover in Amsterdam on his way back to his home country. Here, he allows himself to be taken through the city by bicycle rickshaw by a seductive woman. During his journey through the city, he encounters beautiful and often naked women, whom he frequently photographs. In this way, he manages to win over an attractive stripper.
Dirty Picture
1980
9.0After attending a conference in Calcutta, Colombian optometrist Dr. Ignacio Cosso makes a stopover in Amsterdam on his way back to his home country. Here, he allows himself to be taken through the city by bicycle rickshaw by a seductive woman. During his journey through the city, he encounters beautiful and often naked women, whom he frequently photographs. In this way, he manages to win over an attractive stripper.
Dirty Picture
1980
9.0After attending a conference in Calcutta, Colombian optometrist Dr. Ignacio Cosso makes a stopover in Amsterdam on his way back to his home country. Here, he allows himself to be taken through the city by bicycle rickshaw by a seductive woman. During his journey through the city, he encounters beautiful and often naked women, whom he frequently photographs. In this way, he manages to win over an attractive stripper.
Dirty Picture
1980
9.0The romantic pharmacist Max is in a relationship with Willie and also has a platonic relationship with Laura. The artist Henk is the fourth player in this game of quartets. The foursome is comically torn between the urge for independence and the desire for a partner. Jealousy and relationship anxiety cause the relationships to constantly change, resulting in continuous relocations. In between, there is the minor drama involving Bonita: Max has a passion for pigeons. Together with the melancholic pigeon fancier Gisbers, he is the owner of the cock pigeon Bonita, who never wins any prizes...
Max & Laura & Henk & Willie
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Revelations of an Insomniac
1991
A bickering couple arrives in Aruba. The relationship difficulties keep coming up, which causes them to increasingly go their own way. A TV movie, produced by Dreampower (Pim himself) with little money financed by the NOS, filmed against the background of carnival and the Aruban struggle for independence. An Aruban Minimal Movie, made during the time that Pim lived in Aruba.
Aruba Affair
1981
8.5Joop tries to tell his friend Loes that he loves her but is repeatedly interrupted.
Joop
1969
8.5Joop tries to tell his friend Loes that he loves her but is repeatedly interrupted.
Joop
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Vrouwen van vandaag
1993
4.0Author Frank's debut novel is successful, but he needs the proceeds to pay off a debt and his girlfriend Mascha ends their relationship. He meets another woman, but he and Mascha also seem to make amends. These amorous vicissitudes give him inspiration for a new book, which will deal with eroticism in the Netherlands.
Confessions of Loving Couples
1967

