Hans, Life Before Death (1983)

Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.

Released

1983-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

155 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Louis van Gasteren

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 6 votes