Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven (1995)
Feature film about the life of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929). Aletta Jacobs knows from an early age that she wants to become a doctor. She asks Thorbecke to allow her to attend university and, after completing her studies, becomes the first female doctor in Amsterdam. Here, she focuses in particular on sexual problems in women and campaigns for universal suffrage. Director Nouchka van Brakel appears in the film as an interviewer who questions contemporaries about the life and work of Dr. Jacobs. The interviews give an impression of the flood of negative reactions that the feminist provoked. However, when Aletta looks back on her life at the end of the film, many photos and letters show how much she was ultimately appreciated.
- Date of release
- 1995-09-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Nouchka van Brakel
Casting
- Luutgard Willems — Aletta Jacobs
- Hans Kesting — C.V. Gerritsen
- Max Arian — Vader Jacobs
- Catherine ten Bruggencate — Moeder Jacobs
- Truus te Selle — Mademoiselle
- Edwin de Vries — Professor Rosenstein
- Monic Hendrickx — Amsterdamse meretrix
- Sacha Bulthuis — Jeanette Broese van Groenou
- Anne Martien Lousberg — Meretrix
- Hilt de Vos — Belgische feministe
- Krijn ter Braak — Hoogleraar
- Rijkent Vleeshouwer — Hoogleraar
Interesting facts
Aletta Jacobs: Het Hoogste Streven is a 1995 Dutch documentary film directed by Nouchka van Brakel.
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