Less Dead Than The Others

Original Title: Minder dood dan de anderen

Drama | 100' | 1991 (Completed)

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Director:	Frans Buyens
Producer:	Frans Buyens
Writer:	Frans Buyens

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Frans Buyens's moving and inventive film is based on his own autobiographical novel, which deals in the most sensitive terms possible with the subject of euthanasia.

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Frans Buyens's moving and inventive film is based on his own autobiographical novel, which deals in the most sensitive terms possible with the subject of euthanasia. In this case, of his own parents. Frans's brother is caught in a fire during a party, and dies from his burns. His parents, beautifully played by Dora van der Groen and Senne Rouffaer, never recover from the shock - the father almost literally languishes away from heartbreak, the mother contracts cancer. Both want to die at peace. It took years for Buyens to get his film off the ground, and the effort shows: it's a work of terrible, beautiful simplicity.
Le film émouvant et inventif de Frans Buyen est inspiré de son propre roman autobiographique, qui traite du sujet de l’euthanasie de la manière la plus sensible. Dans ce cas-ci, de ses propres parents. Le frère de Frans est pris dans un incendie lors d’une soirée, et succombe à ses blessures. Ses parents, rôles magnifiquement joués par Dora van der Groen et Senne Rouffaer, ne se remettront jamais du traumatisme. Le père languit presque littéralement de sa souffrance et la mère contracte le cancer. Tous deux veulent mourir en paix. Il a fallu des années à Buyens pour créer son film, et ses efforts en témoignent : un travail d’une belle et intense simplicité.

Credits

Director
Frans Buyens
Producer
Frans Buyens
Writer
Frans Buyens
Cast
Koen De Bouw, Dora van der Groen, Miet Defraene, Mia Van Roy
Editing
Lydia Chagoll, Greta Thijs
Photography
Guido Van Rooy
Costume
Didi Alder

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Drama
Year of production

1991
Production status
Completed
Original title
Minder dood dan de anderen
Original language
Dutch

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Running time
100'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Available formats
35mm

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Less Dead Than The Others

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Cast

Editing

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Production status

Original title

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