Ruud van Hemert (29 October 1938 – 5 July 2012)[1] was a Dutch film director known especially for (dark) comedy. In the 1970s he helped produce and direct TV shows on VPRO before starting a career as a film director.
Ruud van Hemert was the son of television producer Willy van Hemert, and followed in his father's footsteps, making two television films for the VPRO, TV-Eiland (1965),[2] and Pepijn op wieletjes ("a children's film for and about naughty children"[3] conceived by Hans Andreus, followed by a few other children's shows, with Harrie Geelen.[4] A breakthrough was the (stylistically experimental) documentary Oranje Vrijstaat, which had controversial politician Roel van Duijn as a central figure. His career took off when he cooperated with Wim T. Schippers, Gied Jaspars, and Wim van der Linden on such shows as De Fred Hachéshow (1971), Barend is weer bezig (1972–1973), and Van Oekel's Discohoek (1974),[5] a series of TV shows that are credited with changing Dutch television forever by destroying it as a medium for serious and proper programming.[4]
Van Hemert was already 46[5] when he made his debut as a film director in 1984 with the film Schatjes! ("Darlings"), one of the biggest box-office hits in Dutch cinema. In Schatjes!, a dark family comedy, guerrilla warfare between disturbed parents (Peter Faber and Geert de Jong [nl]) and their disruptive children leads to chaos and mayhem[4][6] (at the end of the film, the parents are buried, in their car, under a layer of asphalt); the film drew 1.5 million visitors (some 10% of the Dutch population), making it one of the most successful Dutch films ever.[5] Van Hemert followed up with a sequel in 1986, Mama is boos! [nl] ("Momma is angry"),[7] another commercial success with 2 million tickets sold.[5]Variety noted that while the anti-bourgeois mentality of the TV shows he did for the VPRO was maintained in the films, van Hemert himself said he was influenced more strongly by Hollywood cinema.[8] Dutch films of the period were generally influenced by Hollywood; other "Hollands Hollywood" productions were Dick Maas's De Lift (1983) and Flodder (1986).[9]
1988's Honneponnetje, a follow-up to Schatjes! and Mama is boos, was not well received by critics—it was "no more than a thousandfold-retold wet dream from a frustrated teenager".[5] His career did not fare well during the 1990s, when he was unable to get financing for his scripts. He built a house in Spain and taught acting. He returned, with some success,[10] in 2001 with I Love You Too, based on a novel by Ronald Giphart (141,257 visitors),[11] and in 2004 his last film, Feestje! [nl] (77,399 visitors).[7][12] His career, however, went downhill. He wrote about his frustrations with the film industry in a book called Bruut, and retired to Spain. In 2008 he survived prostate cancer, but in 2011 he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of throat cancer[13] and he died the year after,[7] at the house of friends in Wapserveen.[14]
^"Ruud van Hemert overleden". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^"TV-Eiland" (in Dutch). Beeld en Geluid. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^"Pepijn op wieletjes" (in Dutch). Beeld en Geluid. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ abcKoolhaas, Marnix (5 July 2012). "Bij de dood van Ruud van Hemert Baanbrekend VPRO-regisseur met Wim T. Schippers" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ abcdeGraaf, Belinda van de (6 July 2012). "'Bruut van Hemert' stelde hoge eisen aan zijn acteurs". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2013.
^"Schatjes" (in Dutch). TVGids.nl. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^Variety's Film Reviews: 1983–1984. Bowker. 1989. ISBN9780835227988. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
^Pisters, Patricia (2002). Lessen van Hitchcock: een inleiding in mediatheorie (in Dutch). Amsterdam UP. pp. 216–17. ISBN9789053565056. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
^Heijnis, Jesse (2012). "Regisseur Ruud van Hemert overleden". De Filmkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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In this Dutch name the surname is van Hemert not Hemert Ruud van Hemert 29 October 1938 5 July 2012 1 was a Dutch film director known especially for dark comedy In the 1970s he helped produce and direct TV shows on VPRO before starting a career as a film director Ruud van HemertRuud van Hemert in 1973Born 1938 10 29 29 October 1938Amsterdam NetherlandsDied5 July 2012 2012 07 05 aged 73 Wapserveen NetherlandsOccupation s Film and television directorYears active1971 2004Ruud van Hemert with sister Ellen and father Willy in 1960 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editRuud van Hemert was the son of television producer Willy van Hemert and followed in his father s footsteps making two television films for the VPRO TV Eiland 1965 2 and Pepijn op wieletjes a children s film for and about naughty children 3 conceived by Hans Andreus followed by a few other children s shows with Harrie Geelen 4 A breakthrough was the stylistically experimental documentary Oranje Vrijstaat which had controversial politician Roel van Duijn as a central figure His career took off when he cooperated with Wim T Schippers Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden on such shows as De Fred Hacheshow 1971 Barend is weer bezig 1972 1973 and Van Oekel s Discohoek 1974 5 a series of TV shows that are credited with changing Dutch television forever by destroying it as a medium for serious and proper programming 4 Van Hemert was already 46 5 when he made his debut as a film director in 1984 with the film Schatjes Darlings one of the biggest box office hits in Dutch cinema In Schatjes a dark family comedy guerrilla warfare between disturbed parents Peter Faber and Geert de Jong nl and their disruptive children leads to chaos and mayhem 4 6 at the end of the film the parents are buried in their car under a layer of asphalt the film drew 1 5 million visitors some 10 of the Dutch population making it one of the most successful Dutch films ever 5 Van Hemert followed up with a sequel in 1986 Mama is boos nl Momma is angry 7 another commercial success with 2 million tickets sold 5 Variety noted that while the anti bourgeois mentality of the TV shows he did for the VPRO was maintained in the films van Hemert himself said he was influenced more strongly by Hollywood cinema 8 Dutch films of the period were generally influenced by Hollywood other Hollands Hollywood productions were Dick Maas s De Lift 1983 and Flodder 1986 9 1988 s Honneponnetje a follow up to Schatjes and Mama is boos was not well received by critics it was no more than a thousandfold retold wet dream from a frustrated teenager 5 His career did not fare well during the 1990s when he was unable to get financing for his scripts He built a house in Spain and taught acting He returned with some success 10 in 2001 with I Love You Too based on a novel by Ronald Giphart 141 257 visitors 11 and in 2004 his last film Feestje nl 77 399 visitors 7 12 His career however went downhill He wrote about his frustrations with the film industry in a book called Bruut and retired to Spain In 2008 he survived prostate cancer but in 2011 he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of throat cancer 13 and he died the year after 7 at the house of friends in Wapserveen 14 Selected filmography editSchatjes 1984 Mama is boos nl 1986 Honneponnetje 1988 I Love You Too 2001 Feestje nl References edit Ruud van Hemert overleden telegraaf nl Retrieved 12 July 2012 TV Eiland in Dutch Beeld en Geluid Retrieved 16 October 2013 Pepijn op wieletjes in Dutch Beeld en Geluid Retrieved 16 October 2013 a b c Koolhaas Marnix 5 July 2012 Bij de dood van Ruud van Hemert Baanbrekend VPRO regisseur met Wim T Schippers in Dutch Retrieved 16 October 2013 a b c d e Graaf Belinda van de 6 July 2012 Bruut van Hemert stelde hoge eisen aan zijn acteurs Trouw in Dutch Retrieved 24 August 2013 Schatjes in Dutch TVGids nl Retrieved 16 October 2013 a b c Regisseur Van Hemert overleden Nederlandse Omroep Stichting in Dutch 5 July 2012 Retrieved 22 August 2013 Variety s Film Reviews 1983 1984 Bowker 1989 ISBN 9780835227988 Retrieved 22 August 2013 Pisters Patricia 2002 Lessen van Hitchcock een inleiding in mediatheorie in Dutch Amsterdam UP pp 216 17 ISBN 9789053565056 Retrieved 22 August 2013 Heijnis Jesse 2012 Regisseur Ruud van Hemert overleden De Filmkrant in Dutch Retrieved 23 August 2013 IK OOK VAN JOU 9 Feestje 2004 filmtotaal nl Boegman Colette 12 April 2012 Ruud van Hemert vecht tegen ernstige ziekte De Telegraaf in Dutch Retrieved 22 August 2013 Ruud van Hemert gestorven in Wapserveen Meppeler Courant in Dutch 6 July 2012 Retrieved 22 August 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruud van Hemert Biography on Beeld en Geluid in Dutch Ruud van Hemert at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruud van Hemert amp oldid 1033859506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
