Borgman
Alex van Warmerdam
Camiel Borgman turns up on the quiet streets of a wealthy suburb, and rings the doorbell of a well-to-do family. But who is he? A dream, a demon, an allegory or the very real embodiment of our fears?
Cast : Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Eva van de Wijdeven, Annet Malherbe, Tom Dewispelaere, Alex van Warmerdam
Scenario : Alex van Warmerdam
Cinematography : Tom Erisman
Editing : Job ter Burg
Music : Vincent van Warmerdam
Scenario : Alex van Warmerdam
Cinematography : Tom Erisman
Editing : Job ter Burg
Music : Vincent van Warmerdam
Production : Graniet Film BV, Czar Film
Distribution : ARP
Distribution : ARP
It is from the dimension of a sunny daytime tale, with urban legends rubbing shoulders with the primitive forces of the forest (with the incredible tracking scene at the beginning, revealing the underground hideaways where Borgman’s fellows live), that the film draws its peculiar charm: a kind of blank, vague dreaminess, shrouding its surgical murderous mechanics in a veil of gentleness and enchantment. (Vincent Malausa; Les Cahiers du cinéma)