Nouchka van Brakel

Nouchka van Brakel

Known for

Directing

Born

April 18, 1940 (age 86)

Birthplace

Amsterdam, Holland

Biography

Nouchka van Brakel is a Dutch film director known for her 1982 movie Van de koele meren des doods. That movie, and A Woman Like Eve, established her as an important Dutch feminist film director. Van Brakel said that her ambition is to make movies about women who want to change their lives and their societies.

Best known work

Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973
A Woman Like Eve
A Woman Like Eve
1979
The Debut
The Debut
1977
The Cool Lakes of Death
The Cool Lakes of Death
1982
Friendship
Friendship
2001
A Month Later
A Month Later
1987
Melancholy Tales
Melancholy Tales
1975
De baby in de boom
De baby in de boom
1969
Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven
Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven
1995
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
1966

Filmography

  1. 2010

    The Directors

    as herself

  2. 2006

  3. 2001

    Friendship

    Director, Scenario Writer

  4. 1995

  5. 1987

    A Month Later

    Director, Writer

  6. 1982

    The Cool Lakes of Death

    Writer, Director

  7. 1979

    A Woman Like Eve

    Director, Writer

  8. 1977

    The Debut

    Writer, Director

  9. 1975

  10. 1975

  11. 1973

    Turkish Delight

    Assistant Director

  12. 1969

    De baby in de boom

    Writer, Director

  13. 1967

    Sabotage

    Director

  14. 1966

  15. 1965

  16. 1963

  17. 1963

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