Myrte & The Demons (1950)
Myrte en de Demonen
Myrte and the Demons is a hallucinatory trip through a world shot in chiaroscuro in which lugubrious forest spirits take human forms at night. Myrte, symbol of good, enters into battle with evil, aided by a colorful group of fantasy creatures, including the moon. Special: Bert Haanstra made his film debut as a cameraman on the set of Myrte en de Demonen.
- Date of release
- 1950-03-17
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Director
- Paul Bruno Schreiber
Casting
- Paulida Weggelaar — Myrte
- Ludzer Eringa — De Maan
- Theo Van Vliet — Tovenaar Horribos
- Ida Weggelaar — Wamli, bosgeest
- Dick Versluis — Bokkel
- Kees Kick — Nokkel
- Sonja Mabel Jap Tjong — Prinses Tuuk
- J. Stolk — Kokobos, raadsheer des Konings
- Harry Berg — Menelak, ceremoniemeester
- Jan Musch — Paperlak, Hofkok
- Mascha ter Weeme — De Heks
- Marie Jeanne van der Veen — De Ballerina
Interesting facts
Myrte of the Demons or Myrte en de Demonen is a 1950 Dutch film directed by Paul Bruno Schreiber.
Trivia
The entire film was shot outdoors, mainly in the early evening and night.
The book edition of the same name was published in 1948, with illustrations by Rie Reinderhoff.
The film was shown for a week in June 2017 at Filmtheater Kriterion in Amsterdam
Originally the film was black and white, part of the film was later converted to color. Spirit color (S.C.O.R.P. = Spirit Color Optical Reduction Process) Spirit color.
The film was shot in 35mm and later digitized (YouTube).
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