BOB ENTROP IN FOCUS #3 (Bioscoop Het Ketelhuis)
Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam |
Saturday 17 June |
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This year the Dutch director Bob Entrop celebrated his 70th birthday. Besides this, he has been working in film for 5 years. Two good reasons to celebrate his work. Entrop has made numerous films on Roma and Sinti culture and succeeded in gaining access to this closed culture. On June 15 Entrops film ‘Shared Pride’ (Gedeelde Trots) will premiere at Cineblend Festival 2017. We will screen a few of his films on Roma and Sinti culture in a retrospective on his work. On Saturday 17 June Volk zonder eigen land and Zigeunermuziek doet pijn, and on Sunday Verbroken Stilte / Broken Silence Including aftertalk with the director.
Zigeunermuziek doet pijn
Over a year, Dutch filmmaker Bob Entrop followed violinist Nello Weis Mirando. Due to an innate spinal cord disease, Nello plays the violin with only two and a half finger. As a child he started playing as a musician for the Tata Mirando Royal Gipsy Orchestra, together with his father and uncle. The filmmaker was present when Nello, right before the start of an important performance, lost movement in one of his workable fingers. We see how he regains hope to keep on playing after surgery. Zigeunermuziek doet Pijn (Gypsy music hurts) is a film about passion, addiction, drama, suffering, humor, cooking, cycle racing, and a new beginning.
Bob Entrop (Netherlands)
Netherlands | 2007 | 80 min
Dutch spoken, English subtitled
Bob Entrop (1946) studied at the Art Academy in Breda. In 1971 he co-founded the first Dutch film collective ‘Kritiese Filmers’ (Critical Filmers). In 1979 he formed SOL Film Productions with his partner Anneke Hopmans.