Waiter (2006)
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Edgar works as a waiter in 'Het Westen', a restaurant. He is married and has a lover. His neighbors terrorize him with loud music and garbage. One day after he is mistreated by some customers he is sick of it all and goes to talk to his creator, the scenario writer.
- Date of release
- 2006-09-28
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (53)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Alex van Warmerdam
Casting
- Alex van Warmerdam — Edgar
- Ariane Schluter — Victoria
- Jaap Spijkers — Walter
- Mark Rietman — Herman
- Thekla Reuten — Suzie
- Kees Prins — Zakenman 2
- Pierre Bokma — Zakenman 1
- Lyne Renee — Stella
- Waldemar Kobus — Richard
- Fedja van Huêt — Ralph
- Joop Admiraal — Magere man
- Jakop Ahlbom — Stanley
Interesting facts
Waiter is a 2006 Dutch-Belgian absurdist black comedy film by Alex van Warmerdam. It tells the story of Edgar, a discontented waiter. The film had its world premiere on the Toronto Film Festival on 10 September 2006. It was the opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival, where Waiter received two Golden Calves, for Best Scenario and Best Production Design. In January 2007 the film received a Golden Film. The film is about stagnation of creativity and a take on overbearing of elements in life, it also takes wryly a puck-shot at god and his relation with humans.
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