De grote vakantie (The Long Holiday)
“People living close to the abyss, using pretty, make-believe stories as a consolation in the face of nothingness.” Thus begins a deeply touching film about the fear of dying and the joy of living. The great Dutch documentarian, Johan van der Keuken, embarks on a last, curious journey around the world after having been told that his prostate cancer has again progressed. His search for a therapy is woven, counterpoint-style, into the free-jazz flow of the film, which makes for unexpected juxtapositions and links. “If I can’t create images, I’m dead,” Van der Keuken says once, off-camera, when the lights go out in a Brazilian disco: sans soleil, without light, there are no images; without images there is no life. De grote vakantie is a final tribute to the power of images: cinema and life seen as one.
De grote vakantie (The Long Holiday)
Johan van der Keuken, 2000, 35 mm, Farbe, German St
De grote vakantie (The Long Holiday)
Johan van der Keuken, 2000, 35 mm, Farbe, German St
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