Tulips

Tulips (1966)

The film shows, in an almost motionless camera setting, a frumpy 1960s interior. The viewer sees a dresser with a vase of tulips atop it. Swelling music accompanies the camera as it slowly zooms in on Holland’s national flower. In the carefully constructed staging, it is like a visual sledgehammer when a single petal suddenly comes loose and falls. Then the camera modestly pulls back.

Date of release
1966-01-01
Runtime
3m
Director
Wim T. Schippers, Wim van der Linden, Willem de Ridder

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