Love Comes Quietly

Love Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a gold medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film.[1]

Love Comes Quietly
Directed byNikolai van der Heyde
Written byNikolai van der Heyde
André Kuyten
Produced byHenk Bos
StarringBarbara Hershey
CinematographyJörgen Persson
Edited byAugust Verschueren
Music byGeorges Delerue
Release date
  • June 1973 (1973-06)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Netherlands
LanguagesEnglish
Dutch

Plot

An American returns to his native Dutch village and causes a sensation there. When his pregnant stepdaughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese-factory owner, the conservative village starts to despise her.

Cast

  • Sandy van der Linden - Harm-Wouter
  • Barbara Hershey - Angela (as Barbara Seagull)
  • Ralph Meeker - Ben Hoeksema
  • Ward de Ravet - Menno Dijkstra
  • Kitty Janssen - Louise Dijkstra
  • Onno Molenkamp - Vicar Dominee de Vries (as Onno Tuinman)
  • Frans Mulder - Wiebke
  • Fanny Winkler - Geesje
  • Hanneke Reijnders - Renske de Vries
  • Romain DeConinck - Waard Meindersma
  • Hero Muller - Krolse knecht
  • Roel Nijboer - Norse boer
  • Henk O'Breen - Notabele
  • Geert Thijssens - Jensen
  • Gietema Ype - Notary

Production

When Barbara Hershey agreed to participate in this film, she was six months pregnant and so Nikolai van der Heyde rewrote his screenplay to suit her condition.[2]

References

  1. Wright, Fred. David Carradine is Human-Honest! The Evening Independent. 29 August 1974, Pg. 3-B
  2. Film Bulletin at Google Books
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