Johan van der Keuken

Biography

Johan van der Keuken (4 April 1938 – 7 January 2001) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker, author, and photographer. In a career that spanned 42 years, Van der Keuken produced 55 documentary films, six of which won eight awards. He also wrote nine books on photography and films, his field of interest. For all his efforts, he received seven awards for his life work, and one other for photography.

Most Famous Work

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The Blind Child

(1964) Director

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For the Time Being

(2002) Director

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De platte jungle

(1978) Director

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The White Castle

(1973) Director

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Filmmaker's Holiday

(1974) Director

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Signalement van Jean Marie Straub

(1967) Camera Operator

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To Sang Fotostudio

(1997) Editor

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Brass Unbound

(1993) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2005	Himself	Trying to Describe Oneself 2005-11-04 Movie
2002	Himself	Last Words 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Lui-même	L'Entretien (avec Johan van der Keuken) 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Self	The Last Documentary 2000-10-25 Movie
1998	Himself	Last Words: My Sister Yoka 1998-01-01 Movie
1974	Self	Filmmaker's Holiday 1974-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Director	For the Time Being 2002-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	The Long Holiday 2000-01-30 Movie
1999	Director	Temps/Travail 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Director	Last Words: My Sister Yoka 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Director	To Sang Fotostudio 1997-06-17 Movie
	Director	Amsterdam Afterbeat 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	Amsterdam Global Village 1996-10-09 Movie
1994	Director	Lucebert, Time and Farewell 1994-09-01 Movie
	Director	Hexagon 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	On Animal Locomotion 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Sarajevo Film Festival 1993-11-01 Movie
	Director	Brass Unbound 1993-03-13 Movie
1991	Director	Face Value 1991-09-07 Movie
1989	Director	The Mask 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	The Eye Above the Well 1988-09-13 Movie
1986	Director	The Unanswered Question 1986-05-12 Movie
	Director	I Love Dollars 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Time 1984-07-27 Movie
1982	Director	Iconoclasm 1982-02-28 Movie
1981	Director	The Way South 1981-01-01 Movie
1980	Director	The Master and the Giant 1980-02-28 Movie
1978	Director	De platte jungle 1978-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	Spring 1976-01-02 Movie
1975	Director	The Palestinians 1975-01-07 Movie
1974	Director	Filmmaker's Holiday 1974-01-01 Movie
	Director	The New Ice Age 1974-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	The White Castle 1973-04-01 Movie
	Director	Vietnam Opera 1973-04-01 Movie
	Director	The Reading-Lesson 1973-02-20 Movie
	Director	Bert Schierbeek/The Door 1973-01-01 Movie
1972	Director	Diary 1972-01-07 Movie
1970	Director	Beauty 1970-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	The Cat 1968-02-09 Movie
	Director	De Tijd Geest 1968-01-01 Movie
1967	Director	Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe 1967-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Film for Lucebert 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Blind Child 2 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Director	Beppie 1965-12-21 Movie
	Director	Vier muren 1965-02-20 Movie
	Director	In ’t nest met de rest 1965-02-20 Movie
1964	Director	Indische jongen 1964-02-19 Movie
	Director	The Blind Child 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	De oude dame 1963-02-19 Movie
	Director	A Moment's Silence 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Tajiri 1962-02-18 Movie
	Director	Opland 1962-02-18 Movie
	Director	Yrrah 1962-02-18 Movie
	Director	Lucebert 1962-02-18 Movie
1960	Director	Een zondag 1960-02-18 Movie
1959	Director	Wat zijn mooie meisjes 1959-02-18 Movie
1958	Assistant Director	Les Ratés 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	Paris at Dawn 1957-08-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Editor	Temps/Travail 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	Editor	To Sang Fotostudio 1997-06-17 Movie
1996	Editor	Amsterdam Global Village 1996-10-09 Movie
1993	Editor	Brass Unbound 1993-03-13 Movie
1986	Editor	I Love Dollars 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Editor	Time 1984-07-27 Movie
1965	Editor	De Appel-iep 1965-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Director of Photography	To Sang Fotostudio 1997-06-17 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	Brass Unbound 1993-03-13 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	I Love Dollars 1986-01-01 Movie
1974	Director of Photography	Filmmaker's Holiday 1974-01-01 Movie
1967	Camera Operator	Signalement van Jean Marie Straub 1967-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1996	Cinematography	Amsterdam Global Village 1996-10-09 Movie
1988	Cinematography	The Eye Above the Well 1988-09-13 Movie
1968	Cinematography	The Cat 1968-02-09 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1996	Writer	Amsterdam Global Village 1996-10-09 Movie
1993	Writer	Brass Unbound 1993-03-13 Movie
1988	Writer	The Eye Above the Well 1988-09-13 Movie
1981	Writer	The Way South 1981-01-01 Movie
1973	Writer	Bert Schierbeek/The Door 1973-01-01 Movie
1965	Writer	Beppie 1965-12-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1986	Producer	I Love Dollars 1986-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv