The Knife (1961)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 2, 1961Release Date
Plot.
A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.
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Cast & Crew.
Reitze van der Linden
Thomas
Louise Videc
Toni
Ellen Vogel
Thoma's Moeder
Paul Camermans
Oscar
Fons Rademakers
Director
Paul Cammermans
Oscar
Hetty Beck
Marie
Hugo Claus
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 2, 1961
Original NameHet mes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
puberty
Wiki.
The Knife (Dutch: Het Mes) is a 1961 Dutch drama film directed by Fons Rademakers. It is based on the short story of the same name by Hugo Claus from his collection The Black Emperor. Claus also wrote the screenplay for the film. The Knife is a coming-of-age story about Thomas, a thirteen-year-old boy who has a contentious relationship with his mother and starts to have conflicting feelings about his female friend, Toni.
The film was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or.
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