Hans, Life Before Death
Overview
Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.
About Hans, Life Before Death (1983)
Released in 1983, Hans, Life Before Death is a documentary film (Netherlands). It was directed by Louis van Gasteren. The cast is led by Jan Cremer, Willem Nijholt and Hans van Sweeden. With a runtime of 2h 35m, the film averages 6.8/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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