Egg

Synopsis

The Egg is a short (58 minute) and sweet seriocomedy from Holland. Johan Leysen plays a shy, illiterate baker who desires an education. Marijke Veugelers portrays the equally shy schoolteacher who endeavors to teach Leysen how to read. Love blooms, and the results, while not always happy, are aesthetically more pleasing than in the similarly plotted Jane Fonda/Robert De Niro starrer Stanley and Iris. Most prints of The Egg are in Dutch with English subtitles, which is as it should be; any attempt to dub these characters with Americanized voices would dissipate the film's fragile charm.

Main Cast

Johan Leysen

Johan

Age : 74 | Popularity : 11%

Marijke Veugelers

Eva

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Adri de Bruijn

Postbode

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Smits

Peter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Coby Timp

Mother

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Danniel Danniel
Department	Role	Name

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