Dora van der Groen

Dora van der Groen

Born: March 10, 1927
Died: November 8, 2015
in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

Movies for Dora van der Groen...

The Archives
Title: The Archives
Character: Lotte de Heus Verolmen
Released: June 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Journalist Stella discovers the secrets of the Lotte de Heus Verolmen, the widow of the Dutch nazi-collaborator party NSB-frontman Ewald de Heus Verolmen.
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Pauline & Paulette
Title: Pauline & Paulette
Character: Pauline Declercq
Released: June 27, 2001
Type: Movie
Pauline is a 'little girl of 66 years old'. She is mentally retarded and been cared after by her sister Martha. When Martha dies, her two younger sisters, Paulette and Cecile have to make a decision on the best place for Pauline to be looked after. Neither of them is ready to take care of her. Paulette has a shop to look after and Cecile has her Albert. But according to Martha's last will, her fortune will only be divided in three equal parts if one of the sisters looks after Pauline. If they decide to take her to an institution, Pauline will be the only heir.
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Mariken
Title: Mariken
Character: Schwarzen Witwe
Released: December 7, 2000
Type: Movie
A family film, based on a well-known Dutch story from the Middle Ages. Mariken tells the compelling and poetic story of spirited young girl named Mariken. The orphan Mariken lives in a secluded forest with an eccentric old hermit. One day, she decides to leave her surroundings and sets off for town to buy a new goat. On her adventurous journey into the 'real' world, she finds out about the good and bad sides of people.
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Blazen tot honderd
Title: Blazen tot honderd
Released: May 20, 1998
Type: Movie
In the course of four seasons we follow the process as Maurits mourns the death of his mother. His intensely sad father, a restorer of paintings, is not able to offer him any solace. Maurits denies his mother's death and withdraws to the flood plains of the river. There he meets Moniek. During their journey of discovery through the plains, their tender friendship turns into love. But Maurits anger and sorrow sometimes turn to extreme emotions and that frightens Moniek. A dead dog takes them over the top and Moniek never wants to see him again.
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Title: Terug naar Oosterdonk
Character: Fien
Released: October 18, 1997
Type: TV
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Leonie
Title: Leonie
Character: Leonie
Released: May 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Cyriel has died. Leonie and a few relatives are standing in the hospital room around the bed on which the bodie lies. At Cyriel's death, there won't be no more tears from Leonie, but rather one simple and pleasant memory that expresses Cyriel's unspoken love for her.
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Testament
Title: Testament
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
This documentary tells the story of an 80-year-old woman who has "...nothing else to do but to sit and think."
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Antonia's Line
Title: Antonia's Line
Character: Allegonde
Released: September 21, 1995
Type: Movie
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
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Title: Bex & Blanche
Character: Blanche
Released: November 4, 1993
Type: TV
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Less Dead Than the Others
Title: Less Dead Than the Others
Character: Mother
Released: April 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Frans Buyens's moving and inventive film is based on his own autobiographical novel, which deals in the most sensitive terms possible with the subject of euthanasia.
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Title: De Bossen Van Vlaanderen
Character: Gravin Ruysseveldt
Released: September 1, 1991
Type: TV
The Dutch title means "The woods of Flanders", referring to the rustic setting of this costume drama about the complex context of a number of murders in 19th century Belgium before, during and after the German occupation in World War I.
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The Abyss
Title: The Abyss
Character: Greete
Released: May 13, 1988
Type: Movie
The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.
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Title: Langs de Kade
Character: Mammie
Released: January 3, 1988
Type: TV
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Havinck
Title: Havinck
Character: moeder Lydia
Released: October 15, 1987
Type: Movie
When his wife Lydia commits suicide, succesful attorney Robert Havinck is freed from his unhappy marriage. Unfortunately, it turns out she took a complete stranger along with her, and a feeling of guilt and curiosity about her motives lead Havinck to team up with his fifteen-year old daughter to explore Lydia's final days.
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Diary of a Mad Old Man
Title: Diary of a Mad Old Man
Released: March 18, 1987
Type: Movie
In this erotic drama, Marcel (Ralph Michael) fantasizes about being with his daughter-in-law Simone (Beatie Edney) after the death of his wife. The woman pretends to be surprised over his attention but does nothing to discourage his advances. He promises to build her a swimming pool in order to further his fantasies. The story is taken from the novel by Junichiro Tamizaki.
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The Aardwolf
Title: The Aardwolf
Character: Moeder van Nora
Released: January 6, 1985
Type: Movie
A building contractor and his spouse are driven apart by financial worries. Tony is an energetic personality well on in his 30s, presuming upon having everything under control. He's married to Nora, and they have two kids. Tony frequents tough assertiveness training sessions, owing to which he boosts up his self-confidence and considers himself to be the never-failing businessman and the perfect husband. As a result of his excessive investments and his haughty attitude, his company gets under a heavy cloud. When bankruptcy has become inevitable, his problems also affect family life. He starts taking his problems out on his wife who seems to be able to cope with the new situation more easily. She makes him see how vulnerable he really is.
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Title: De burgemeester van Veurne
Character: Thérèse Terlinck
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
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Title: Willem van Oranje
Character: Margaretha van Parma
Released: January 12, 1984
Type: TV
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De Vlaschaard
Title: De Vlaschaard
Character: Barbele
Released: July 1, 1983
Type: Movie
In a part of Flanders where flax is the main crop, farmer Vermeulen rules his estate like an 'old school' patriarch, stern and authoritarian, nobody else's word is ever taken seriously, just scolded fools, he rather risks being wrong then considering any advice. His marriage is based on a grim understanding: the wife Barbele accepts his heartless manner with everyone, even their studious, smart, healthy, studly son and heir Louis, but his two silly sisters are spoiled with a pointless fancy nunnery boarding school education fit for the upper classes. Farm-life is hard enough, laboring without machines or reliable weather, but this year the stubborn master made it even worse by picking the riskier, badly drained field and sowing later then his neighbors, even when luck turns he'll fetch a lower price for it. Poor practically perfect Louis is granted neither praise, respect nor any pleasure, however hard and well he slaves, obedient like the hired farmhands although well-read. Even ...
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Things Past
Title: Things Past
Character: Mrs. Van der Putte
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Based on three stories by R.J. Peskens.
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Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
Title: Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
Character: Mrs. Mies
Released: October 9, 1975
Type: Movie
A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.
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Katie Tippel
Title: Katie Tippel
Character: Moeder Andre
Released: March 6, 1975
Type: Movie
In the late 19th century, a young woman moves to Amsterdam with her family and tries to make a living. Preyed upon by various men, she nonetheless rises in society.
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Anna, Child of the Daffodils
Title: Anna, Child of the Daffodils
Released: February 27, 1975
Type: Movie
The story of a young woman with mental problems told in a non-chronological fashion.
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Dakota
Title: Dakota
Character: Mary
Released: April 11, 1974
Type: Movie
A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his DC3/Dakota plane in the air. Excellent attention to detail and the beautiful backdrop of the Caribbean make this seldom seen much loved Dutch classic well worth watching.
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Will o' the Wisp
Title: Will o' the Wisp
Character: mevrouw Laarmans
Released: November 15, 1973
Type: Movie
A rainy evening in the harbor of Antwerp. A man named Laarmans is on his way home even though he doesn't want to. Three lost Eastern sailors are looking for a woman named Maria Van Dam and ask Laermans to show them the way. He decides to help them find this mysterious woman.
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Chronicle of a Passion
Title: Chronicle of a Passion
Character: Coleta
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
After World War I, widower Renier has returned to his estate Horlebecq. His sole diversion is his correspondence with the Parisian Rolande, who he met during the war. Even though his family is pressuring him into marrying his sister-in-law Emily, Renier stays obsessed with Rolande and even visits her in Paris. She manages to persuade him to invest large sums of money into the "Academie de Beauté" in Paris. His reckless investments and breaking off his engagement with Emily leads to unbearable tensions at Horlebecq...
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The Deadly Trap
Title: The Deadly Trap
Released: June 9, 1971
Type: Movie
An industrial espionage group calls on a retired spy living with his wife and children in Paris.
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Ieder van ons
Title: Ieder van ons
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Film in cinéma-vérité style exploring the boundery between fiction and reality of actors and the roles they (have to) play.
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Malpertuis
Title: Malpertuis
Character: Sylvie Dideloo
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.
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Monsieur Hawarden
Title: Monsieur Hawarden
Character: Mw. Deschamps
Released: April 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.
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Het geluk komt morgen
Title: Het geluk komt morgen
Character: Olga
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Each year Thomas goes an a pilgrimage but he has more difficulty to complete it, but then he is offered a footbath that appears to contain a miracle drug. Wouldn't this make a huge seller during Expo 58 in Brussels... .
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What Do We Do With Love?
Title: What Do We Do With Love?
Character: Lottie
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Five rather frivolous musicians seize the opportunity to perform on a cruise in the Mediterranean. Alas: they are under contract to engage a female singer - and they fear to fall in love with her, which would endanger their friendship.
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Fire, Love and Vitamins
Title: Fire, Love and Vitamins
Character: Jessy Labroche
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A widower is being courted by 3 women, ... .
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Seagulls Die in the Harbour
Title: Seagulls Die in the Harbour
Character: Prostituée
Released: October 14, 1955
Type: Movie
A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.
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Herman Teirlinck
Title: Herman Teirlinck
Character: herself
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A portrait of the belgian writer Herman Teirlinck by Henri Storck.
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Baas Gansendonck
Title: Baas Gansendonck
Released: July 1, 1945
Type: Movie
Around 1850 Baas Gansendonck who has an inn looks down on the farmers. He wants his daughter Lisa to marry the baron of the village. But she is in love with Karel, the son of a simple brewer.