Nouchka van Brakel

Nouchka van Brakel

Actor · Director · Writer

Amsterdam, Holland
April 18, 1940

Biography

Nouchka van Brakel is a Dutch film director known for her 1982 movie Van de koele meren des doods. That movie, and A Woman Like Eve, established her as an important Dutch feminist film director. Van Brakel said that her ambition is to make movies about women who want to change their lives and their societies.

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Nouchka van Brakel 1
Nouchka van Brakel 2

Representative Works

Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
6.8
/ Dutch
De kegelbaan
De kegelbaan
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
The Directors
The Directors
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
The Debut
The Debut
5.7
/ Dutch
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
8.0
/ Dutch
Een winkelier keert niet weerom
Een winkelier keert niet weerom
No Rating Yet
/ English
Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven
Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven
7.0
/ Dutch
The Cool Lakes of Death
The Cool Lakes of Death
6.3
/ Dutch
Aap, Noot, Mies
Aap, Noot, Mies
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Melancholy Tales
Melancholy Tales
6.3
/ Dutch
A Woman Like Eve
A Woman Like Eve
5.0
/ Dutch
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
9.0
/ Dutch

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Turkish Delight
1973Nominee

Best Director

Turkish Delight

The Debut
1977Nominee

Best Writing

The Debut

Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven
1995Nominee

Best Writing

Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

Career Highlights

The Cool Lakes of Death
1982Highlight

Best Writing

The Cool Lakes of Death

Melancholy Tales
1975Highlight

Best Director

Melancholy Tales

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