A Happy Hand

Synopsis

By alternating documentary with fiction, a portrait is drawn of Peter van Straaten, eminent draughtsman of political cartoons, the long-term Parool serial Agnes and a countless series of painfully comical sketches of everyday life. Interviews with Van Straaten - outside, at home and at work - smoothly merge with dramatised excerpts from Agnes (played by people like Renée Fokker, Pierre Bokma and Hans Kesting). 'That's me, dressed up as a woman', he says about this creation. The camera peeks over his shoulder when Van Straaten makes his black-and-white drawings with pen and ink. His humour is harsh; he draws people in all their spinelessness, sadness and dishonesty, with a remarkable eye to facial expressions and postures. Through his drawings and stories, he also talks about his personal experiences with alcohol, relationships, family, health and sex - and his lifelong love for birds in the open field.

Main Cast

Pierre Bokma

Age : 68 | Popularity : 28%

Ingeborg Elzevier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Renée Fokker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Hans Kesting

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Michiel Romeyn

Age : 69 | Popularity : 8%

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Peter van Straaten Pieter Verhoeff
Directing	Director	Pieter Verhoeff
Department	Role	Name

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