Stories I tell myself - Heddy Honigmann

Original Dutch film title:
VERHALEN DIE IK MEZELF VERTEL
Year:
1991
Length:
58 minutes

Tagline:
Film with theatre students based on a story by Julio Cortazar.

Logline:
Paul is a dreamy man who constantly tells himself stories. Fantasy and reality then however seem to cross more often than at first glance.

Synopsis:
‘Stories I tell myself’ takes place amid three couples who live in the same flat in the city. The relationships between the three couples in this film show how difficult it is as an individual to genuinely share your thoughts and desires with another. The film shows that this is in actuality impossible.

Cast:
Marthe Geke Bracht (Cecilia)
Peter Paul Muller (Paul)
Martin Schwab (Alfons)
Arnoud Bos (Frans)
Elle van Rijn (Isabel)
Camilla Siegertz (Alma)

Crew:
script & direction: Heddy Honigmann
camera: Stef Tijdink
light: Rogier Stoffers
sound: Piotr van Dijk
art direction: Serge van Opzeeland
costumes: Bernadette Corstens
make-up: Beppie van den Berg
editing: Menno Boerema
art direction: Serge van Opzeeland
music: Wouter van Bemmel
laboratory: Cineco
production manager: Ineke van Gulik
producer: René Scholten

this film is a co-production of Studio Nieuwe Gronden and KRO televisie
a free adaptation of a story by Julio Cortàzar

this film is financially supported by:
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties en Coproductiefonds voor de Binnenlandse Omroep (CoBO-fonds)