Jan Vrijman

Jan Vrijman

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Jan Vrijman was born on 12 February 1925 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a producer and director, known for The Reality of Karel Appel (1962), De vijanden (1968) and White Madness (1984). He died on 30 May 1997 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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The Reality of Karel Appel 1962 (5.4)

Documentary about the work and the unconventional approach of the painter Karel Appel. The film shows him flinging vast amounts of paint onto the canvas, resulting in dynamic paintings showing an overful, raging, run-away world. In 1962 awarded with a Golden Bear at the Berlinale. (filmcommission.nl)
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On the Bottom of Heaven 1965

Documentary filmmaker Jan Vrijman pieces together four portraits of exceptional — and eccentric — Dutchmen, offering a vision of the Netherlands in the 1960s like you’ve never seen before. The result is both endearing, moving, astonishing and hilarious.