Marion Bloem

Marion Bloem

Known for

Directing

Born

August 24, 1952 (age 74)

Birthplace

Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Biography

Marion Bloem (1952) is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist of Indo (Indonesian/Dutch) descent. Her parents, originally from the former colony of the Dutch East Indies, fled to the Netherlands after Indonesia gained independence.

In 1976 she graduated from Utrecht University as a clinical psychologist. Soon after this, she gained recognition with her debut novel "Geen Gewoon Indisch meisje" (No Ordinary East Indian Girl) and the documentary "Het land van mijn ouders" (The Land of My Parents). She has received multiple awards, including the prestigious Constantijn Huygens Prize for her entire body of work. Many of her works have been translated into other languages, including Japanese, Germ...

Best known work

Far From Family
Far From Family
2008
We Come As Friends
We Come As Friends
1984
Stemmen van naoorlogse generaties
Stemmen van naoorlogse generaties
2024
Marion Bloem - A 70 Year-Old Girl
Marion Bloem - A 70 Year-Old Girl
2024
Nederland leest Oeroeg
Nederland leest Oeroeg
2009
The Country of My Parents
The Country of My Parents
1983
Breasts
Breasts
1981

Filmography

  1. 2024

    Marion Bloem - A 70 Year-Old Girl
  2. 2024

  3. 2009

    Nederland leest Oeroeg

    as Self

  4. 2008

    Far From Family

    Director, Writer

  5. 1984

    We Come As Friends

    Director, Producer

  6. 1983

  7. 1981

    Breasts

    Director, Writer

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