Antonia's Line

Original Title: Antonia

110' | 1996 (Completed)

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Director:	Marleen Gorris
Producer:	Judy Counihan, Hans De Weers, Antonino Lombardo
Writer:	Marleen Gorris

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In a quiet farmhouse somewhere in the Dutch countryside, 90-year-old Antonia begins the last day of her life and casts her mind back to the past.

synopsis

In a quiet farmhouse somewhere in the Dutch countryside, 90-year-old Antonia begins the last day of her life. Lying peacefully in bed, she casts her mind back to the day, shortly after the Second World War, when she returned to the village of her birth. We then follow Antonia's tumultuous life in the village (during the next fifty years), as well as those of her children and grandchildren. As one season follows another, the independent, unselfconscious and eccentric behaviour of Antonia and her family interwines with the daily life of the village. The old farmhouse becomes a home to an assortment of characters as initial resentment turns into tolerance and then love. And so now, surrounded by her daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter, Antonia is content that her time has come, knowing that as one chronicle reaches its conclusion, nothing has come to an end...
Dans une ferme tranquille, quelque part dans la campagne hollandaise, Antonia, 90 ans, entame le dernier jour de sa vie. Allongée paisiblement sur son lit, elle se remémore le jour où elle retourna dans son village natal, peu après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. Nous sommes alors entrainés dans la vie tumultueuse d’Antonia et celle de ses enfants et de ses petits enfants, durant les 50 années qui suivirent. Alors que les saisons se suivent, le comportement indépendant, sans complexe et excentrique d’Antonia et de sa famille s’entremêle à la vie quotidienne du village. La vieille ferme devient une maison accueillant une multitude de personnalités, tandis que les ressentiments initiaux se transforment en tolérance, puis en amour…Si bien que maintenant, entourée de sa fille, de sa petite fille et de son arrière petite fille, Antonia est heureuse que son heure soit venue, sachant que même si une chronique arrive à sa conclusion, rien n’est réellement terminé.
Op de laatste dag van haar leven denkt Antonia terug aan die ene dag kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog, toen ze terugkeerde naar het geboortedorp waar ze als jong meisje uit vertrokken was. Haar herinneringen, verweven met de stem van haar achterkleindochter Sarah, leggen een verhaal van 50 jaar bloot waarbij haar leven in het dorp, haar beste vrienden, vijanden en uiteraard zijzelf aan bod komen. 88 jaar lang heeft Antonia het leven als een welkome gast ontvangen. In het volle besef dat niets eindigt, ook al loopt deze lange kroniek op zijn einde, zal ze sterven, omringd door hen die ze het liefste ziet.

Credits

Director
Marleen Gorris
Producer
Judy Counihan, Hans De Weers, Antonino Lombardo
Writer
Marleen Gorris
Cast
Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Dora van der Groen
Editing
Michiel Reichwein, Wim Louwrier
Photography
Willy Stassen
Art direction
Harry Ammerlaan
Costume
Jany Temime
Sound
Dirk Bombey
Makeup
Jan Sewell
Music
Ilona Seckaz

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

1996
Production status
Completed
Original title
Antonia
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
110'
Aspect ratio
2.35:1
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Prime Time

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1080 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 2 469 17 00
nino@prime-time.be

www.prime-time.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

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Awards

‚Ä¢ "Golden Calf Best Director" and "Golden Calf Best Actress", Dutch Film Festival Utrecht - 1995 ‚Ä¢ "Air Canada Audience Award", Toronto International Film Festival - 1995 ‚Ä¢ "Best Director", The Hamptons Film Festival, New York - 1995 ‚Ä¢ "Best Screenplay", Chicago Film Festival - 1995 ‚Ä¢ "Special Mention of the Jury for all actors", Geneva Film Festival - 1995 ‚Ä¢ "Oscar Best Foreign Language Film", Academy Awards - 1995

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Co-production partners

Antonino Lombardo - Prime Time (BE), Judi Counihan - Bard entertainments (UK)

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Antonia's Line

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Art direction

Costume

Sound

Makeup

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour