Reimerswaal - Clara van Gool

(in the framework of POEMS FROM THE SEA)

Year:
2004
Length:
8 minutes

Tagline:
Poetic dance film, in and under water, inspired by a poem by Gerrit Achterberg.

Logline:
The poem REIMERSWAAL by Gerrit Achterberg is the point of departure of this film about a crime passionel: a young man and a woman dance a fatal duet in and under water.

Poem:
Reimerswaal

One who no longer possesses himself
is swallowed up by the mist.
Bells have drowned too
and ring this out
without interruption.
But no one knows or sees
the place where everything lies sunken.

Gerrit Achterberg
translation: Martin Cleaver

Cast:
swimmers: Fifi Arp, Peter van Vuuren

Crew:
script & direction: Clara van Gool
camera: Bastiaan Houtkooper
choreography: Suzy Blok
costumes: Bernadette Corstens
art director: Marco Rooth
light: Valerie Blom
editing: Bart van den Broek
sound design: Boon & Booy
music fragments: Vincent van Warmerdam
executive producer: Marty de Jong
producer: Digna Sinke

this film is financially supported by:
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Provincie Zeeland
Omroep Zeeland
ThuisKopie Fonds