Ed van der Elsken

5.1

Beppie

Dec 21, 1965

Beppie

1965 37 min 7 vues

Beppie a dix ans. Issue d'un milieu ouvrier, c'est une vraie gamine d'Amsterdam, drôle, pleine d'esprit. Spontanée, elle raconte pendant plusieurs mois ses aventures au cinéaste qui la suit dans sa vie quotidienne.

Documentary

1

Death in the Port Jackson Hotel

Jan 01, 1972

Death in the Port Jackson Hotel

1972 36 min 1 vues

A filmic portrait of the Australian visual artist Vali Myers, whom Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elksen got to know in post-war Paris. With Myers, Van der Elsken shot his photo story LOVE ON THE LEFT BANK.

Documentary

1

Bye

Jan 01, 1990

Bye

1990 108 min 1 vues

Famous Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken, suffering from prostate cancer, shares his thoughts predominantly on his illness, but also on his life and work.

Documentary

1

De Appel-iep

Jan 01, 1965

De Appel-iep

1965 14 min 1 vues

As part of the celebrations for 100 years of Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in 1965, the Vondelpark was transformed into a massive sculpture garden under the direction of Stedelijk Museum director Sandberg. 25 epic artworks by well-known artists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Shinkichi Tajiri and Jean Tinguely were placed in the park. Karel Appel was also represented, by a gigantic elm tree trunk brightly painted in Appel’s characteristic manner.

Documentary

5

Dylaby

Jan 01, 1962

Dylaby

1962 10 min 1 vues

For the exhibition Dylaby, the museum’s director Willem Sandberg and artist Jean Tinguely transformed the Stedelijk into a huge labyrinth. The film follows a tour of the exhibition in which the viewers have to actively participate in this DYnamisch LABYrint. Van der Elsken walks through the exhibition; looks, sees and hears what is happening, and also records viewers’ responses.

Documentary

1

De Appel-iep

Jan 01, 1965

De Appel-iep

1965 14 min 1 vues

As part of the celebrations for 100 years of Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in 1965, the Vondelpark was transformed into a massive sculpture garden under the direction of Stedelijk Museum director Sandberg. 25 epic artworks by well-known artists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Shinkichi Tajiri and Jean Tinguely were placed in the park. Karel Appel was also represented, by a gigantic elm tree trunk brightly painted in Appel’s characteristic manner.

Documentary

1

Welkom in het leven, lieve kleine

Jan 01, 1963

Welkom in het leven, lieve kleine

1963 37 min 1 vues

A self-portrait of the Van der Elsken family, with his heavily pregnant wife Gerda in the lead role. She is expecting their second child, and Van der Elsken portrays her in a kind of free cinema style in her everyday surroundings, in the living room of their house in Amsterdam’s Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood. The film is also a portrait of the energetic life of this neighbourhood, of which the Van der Elskens are an integral part.

Documentary

1

Het Waterlooplein verdwijnt

Jan 01, 1967

Het Waterlooplein verdwijnt

1967 12 min 1 vues

In the seventies, Waterlooplein square and the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood faced a great deal of demolition in relation to the construction of Amsterdam’s new opera house, the ‘Stopera’, and the metro system. Van der Elsken did a lot of filming in and around Waterlooplein and its centrepiece, the legendary flea market which faced closure.

Documentary

6

Handen

Aug 23, 1960

Handen

1960 5 min 1 vues

Handen (Hands) is an experimental documentary film by Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken. the film is a moving and poetic observation of how hands play an integral part in human life, from birth to death.

Documentary

1

Karel Appel, Componist

Jan 01, 1961

Karel Appel, Componist

1961 16 min 1 vues

In 1960, Utrecht University took over the Studio for Electronic Music from Philips. In this studio in Utrecht, composers and artists worked on their own compositions. In 1961, Jan Vrijman made a film about Karel Appel, De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel, and Appel himself made a musical composition for this film in the studio in Utrecht. Van der Elsken films and photographs Appel during the composition of his Musique Barbare, as well as recording conversations on tape; the film is in fact a kind of collage of film, photographs and sound. As well as an exceptional record of Karel Appel’s working process, this film is a unique documentation of the studio and therefore a significant piece of Dutch musical history.

Documentary

1

Karel Appel, Componist

Jan 01, 1961

Karel Appel, Componist

1961 16 min 1 vues

In 1960, Utrecht University took over the Studio for Electronic Music from Philips. In this studio in Utrecht, composers and artists worked on their own compositions. In 1961, Jan Vrijman made a film about Karel Appel, De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel, and Appel himself made a musical composition for this film in the studio in Utrecht. Van der Elsken films and photographs Appel during the composition of his Musique Barbare, as well as recording conversations on tape; the film is in fact a kind of collage of film, photographs and sound. As well as an exceptional record of Karel Appel’s working process, this film is a unique documentation of the studio and therefore a significant piece of Dutch musical history.

Documentary

6

Fietsen

Jan 01, 1965

Fietsen

1965 6 min 2 vues

Rhythmic composition of moving photographs of cyclists in Amsterdam, ‘set’ to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Documentary

6

Fietsen

Jan 01, 1965

Fietsen

1965 6 min 2 vues

Rhythmic composition of moving photographs of cyclists in Amsterdam, ‘set’ to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Documentary

6

Handen

Aug 23, 1960

Handen

1960 5 min 1 vues

Handen (Hands) is an experimental documentary film by Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken. the film is a moving and poetic observation of how hands play an integral part in human life, from birth to death.

Documentary

1

De verliefde camera

Jan 01, 1971

De verliefde camera

1971 38 min 1 vues

A collage of autobiography, reflections on previous work and the photographer in action. Van der Elsken tells us that he’s working on a photo book about life, from the cradle to the grave, about how people are: physical, sensuous, naked. He takes the time to show us a selection from the thousands of slides he has made during his wide-ranging travels as a photo reporter.

Documentary

8

Een fotograaf filmt Amsterdam

Jan 01, 1983

Een fotograaf filmt Amsterdam

1983 57 min 1 vues

An entire summer, van der Elsken walked through Amsterdam an filmed in the same manner as he used to shoot his photos, strolling through the city centre and making contact with people that fascinated him. It became hís portrait of the city and its inhabitants.

Documentary

8

Lieverdjes

Jan 01, 1961

Lieverdjes

1961 6 min 1 vues

An impression of schoolkids in Amsterdam: in the canal boat, in Artis Zoo at the monkeys and swimming in the canal.

Documentary

8

Hee poppelepee

Jan 01, 1967

Hee poppelepee

1967 12 min 1 vues

Report of the last market day on the old Waterlooplein in Amsterdam. Traders and visitors are interviewed and van der Elsken provides the commentary to the events.

Documentary

1

Found footage

Jan 01, 2005

Found footage

2005 8 min 1 vues

Poverty, Demolition and Waterlooplein 1962/1964

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Death in the Port Jackson Hotel

Jan 01, 1972

Death in the Port Jackson Hotel

1972 36 min 1 vues

A filmic portrait of the Australian visual artist Vali Myers, whom Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elksen got to know in post-war Paris. With Myers, Van der Elsken shot his photo story LOVE ON THE LEFT BANK.

Documentary

6.2

Comme deux gouttes d'eau

Feb 21, 1963

Comme deux gouttes d'eau

1963 119 min 14 vues

A filmic portrait of the Australian visual artist Vali Myers, whom Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elksen got to know in post-war Paris. With Myers, Van der Elsken shot his photo story LOVE ON THE LEFT BANK.

Drama