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Release Year

1995

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Language

Dutch

Keyword

Dutch, Village, Absent Father, Baby, Angel Statue With Moving Wings

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Dolby Digital

Colour

Color

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1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Antonia (released as Antonia's Line in the English-speaking world) is a 1995 film by Dutch director, writer, and feminist Marleen Gorris. The film, described by its director as a "feminist fairy tale," tells the story of the independent Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) who, after returning to the anonymous Dutch village of her birth, establishes and nurtures a close-knit matriarchal community. Spanning nearly forty years starting just after World War II, it follows Antonia through her life, illuminating the lives of those around her - her children, community, friends, and enemies. Antonia takes over the family farm, raises a daughter (and subsequent line of women), maintains a childhood friendship with a philosopher-recluse, takes in the village simpleton, provides a home for an abused young woman who has been raped by a brother, among other humanist endeavors. The film covers a breadth of topics, with themes ranging from death and religion to sex, intimacy, lesbianism, friendship and love. It won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice award, and the Nederlands Film Festival Golden Calf award. Filmed in Belgium.

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Box Office Takings (US)

5000000

Release Date

12 September 1995

Country

Netherlands, Belgium, UK

Country Of Origin

Netherlands, Belgium, UK