Matthijs van Heijningen Movies

Lieve Jongens explores the sexual fantasies of a middle-aged writer and the handsome young men who dominate his life. Wolf, a successful writer of...

Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of...

A merchant marries a woman who looks exactly like his former lover, who died because of him. But the man has a morbid jealousy, he sees a rival in...

Maarten, a 34 year old cell biologist, works on cloning. One night he dreams he has only seven days left to live.

The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd...

Feature film.

A young Amsterdam lawyer seems to be doing well, but occasionally he is overwhelmed by an unstoppable need for booze. During one of his delirious...

A woman as an object of poetic observation seen through the eager eye of the camera. Cinematic means are used to reflect the moods of women.

Two women decide to exchange lives after getting into contact through a newspaper ad.

A young aggressive man from a small town goes to Amsterdam. He attacks several people, finds a girlfriend and takes her back home. Because of his...

The movie stars you see on the screen have once been selected amongst others. The glamor of the premiere is preceded by mug shots, selections,...

A lawyer must defend a nightclub owner accused of committing a crime-of-passion.