Frans van de Staak (1943-2001)

Born:
January 1, 1943

Died:
January 1, 2001

Frans van de Staak (1943-2001) studied at the Netherlands Film Academy from 1963 on. He financed his first films usually from his own savings for his work as a graphics artist. His films can be characterised by a consistent investigation of (cinematographic) space, time, language, images and movement in their mutual relations. His first full-feature, The Imperfect Tulip, was completed by Van de Staak in 1980. He is also producer and cutter for other filmmakers.

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Director:
1966  Een Portret van
1966  Freem
1970  Het Bezoek
1973  From the Labour of Baruch d'Espinoza
1974  Een gebroken voet
1975  Een gelote Straat
1975  Sonata
1975  Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot
1976  Meine Heimat mijn vaderland
1977  De gevoelens van een rode patrijs door hemzelf verteld
1977  De korzelige klant
1977  Terzake
1980  De Onvoltooide Tulp
1980  Optocht
1981  Er gaat een eindeloze stoet mensen door mij heen
1982  Op uw akkertje
1983  Het vertraagde vertrek
1986  Windschaduw
1989  Deed Undone
1992  Traces of Smoke
1994  Wastebook scenes
1996  Glint
1997  Sepio
1998  Verse Texture
2001  Nuisance

Editor:
1966  Een Portret van
1966  Freem
1970  Het Bezoek
1973  From the Labour of Baruch d'Espinoza
1974  Een gebroken voet
1975  Een gelote Straat
1975  Sonata
1975  Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot
1976  Meine Heimat mijn vaderland
1977  De gevoelens van een rode patrijs door hemzelf verteld
1977  De korzelige klant
1977  Terzake
1980  De Onvoltooide Tulp
1980  Optocht
1981  Er gaat een eindeloze stoet mensen door mij heen
1982  Op uw akkertje
1983  Het vertraagde vertrek
1986  Windschaduw
1989  Deed Undone
1992  Traces of Smoke
1994  Wastebook scenes
1996  Glint
1997  Sepio
1998  Verse Texture
2001  Nuisance

Producer:
1966  Een Portret van
1966  Freem
1970  Het Bezoek
1973  From the Labour of Baruch d'Espinoza
1974  Een gebroken voet
1975  Een gelote Straat
1975  Sonata
1975  Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot
1976  Meine Heimat mijn vaderland
1977  De gevoelens van een rode patrijs door hemzelf verteld
1977  De korzelige klant
1977  Terzake
1980  De Onvoltooide Tulp
1980  Optocht
1981  Er gaat een eindeloze stoet mensen door mij heen
1982  Op uw akkertje
1983  Het vertraagde vertrek
1985  Divided Earth
1986  Windschaduw
1989  Deed Undone
1990  Passengers
1992  Traces of Smoke
1994  Wastebook scenes
1996  Glint
1997  Sepio
1998  Verse Texture
2001  Nuisance

Writer:
1966  Een Portret van
1966  Freem
1970  Het Bezoek
1973  From the Labour of Baruch d'Espinoza
1974  Een gebroken voet
1975  Een gelote Straat
1975  Sonata
1975  Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot
1976  Meine Heimat mijn vaderland
1977  De gevoelens van een rode patrijs door hemzelf verteld
1977  De korzelige klant
1977  Terzake
1980  De Onvoltooide Tulp
1980  Optocht
1981  Er gaat een eindeloze stoet mensen door mij heen
1982  Op uw akkertje
1983  Het vertraagde vertrek
1985  Divided Earth
1986  Windschaduw
1989  Deed Undone
1990  Passengers
1992  Traces of Smoke
1994  Wastebook scenes
1996  Glint
1997  Sepio
1998  Verse Texture
2001  Nuisance

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