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Antonia's Line
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Antonia's Line, also known as Antonia, is a 1995 Dutch-language comedy drama written and directed by Marleen Gorris. It stars Els Dottermans, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Victor Löw and Carlo van Dam, with a score by Ilona Sekacz, and is set in the Netherlands. The film was a co-production of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Belgium, made by companies including Bergen Film, Bard Entertainments and NPS Televisie.
Made on a budget of $900,000, Antonia's Line won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It was distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment and Netflix, is rated R, and is recognised in the Academy Award Best International Feature collection.
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6.9After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
Cast
- Willeke van Ammelrooy as Antonia
- Els Dottermans as Danielle
- Dora van der Groen as Allegonde
- Veerle van Overloop as Thérèse
- Carolien Spoor as Thérèse (6)
- Esther Vriesendorp as Thérèse (13)
Themes
- underdog
- mentally disabled
- suicide
- right and justice
- rape
- free love
- parent child relationship
- loss of loved one
- village life
- philosophy
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
9,604 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Dutch
- Director
- Marleen Gorris
- Screenwriter
- Marleen Gorris
- Composer
- Ilona Sekacz
- Narrative location
- Netherlands
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 810074
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-09-05
- title
- Antonia
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.9/10
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