WATCH TRAILER Synopsis Cult Epics presents the Nouchka van Brakel Trilogy; three subversive and controversial films dealing with strong female characters and their struggle with sexual identity in society. The Debut (Het Debuut) tells the delicate story of the impossible love between a teenage schoolgirl (played by Marina de Graaf) and a middle-aged married man […]
Coming in 2021 the controversial subversive films of Dutch female director Nouchka van Brakel; A Woman like Eve (starring Monique van de Ven & Maria Schneider), The Debut (starring Marina de Graaf), The Cool Lakes of Death (starring Renee Soutendijk)
WATCH TRAILER Synopsis From the acclaimed novel by Frederik van Eeden, The Cool Lakes of Death (Van de Koele Meren des Doods) is the magnum opus from pioneering feminist filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. A celebrated Dutch masterpiece, The Cool Lakes of Death is a historic melodrama featuring an outstanding performance by Renée Soutendijk (The 4th […]
WATCH TRAILER Synopsis The forbidden-love story The Debut (1977) was the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) and Michael Powell’s Age of Consent (1969) – only this time time told from a female perspective – van Brakel’s The Debut (1977) tells the delicate story […]
WATCH TRAILER Synopsis Acclaimed actresses Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) star alongside with Peter Faber (Soldier of Orange) in the groundbreaking film A Woman Like Eve (1979), focused on a married woman’s affair with another woman. Directed by pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel, the acclaimed A Woman Like […]
