Hans, Life Before DeathMovie
Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.
About Hans, Life Before Death
Hans, Life Before Death is a 1983 documentary movie directed by Louis van Gasteren.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 35m, production credits from Netherlands, an original language code of NL.
The credited cast includes Jan Cremer, Willem Nijholt, Hans van Sweeden. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
