Phileine Says Sorry
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Phileine Says Sorry is a Dutch/American 2003
comedy
-drama film
directed by Robert Jan Westdijk. It is based on the novel Phileine zegt sorry by Ronald Giphart.
) and her actor boyfriend Max (Michiel Huisman
). He goes to New York
to improve his acting skills. Later on, without Max knowing it, Phileine also travels to New York, and discovers that he has been rehearsing for a "pornographic" version of Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet
.
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
-drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Robert Jan Westdijk. It is based on the novel Phileine zegt sorry by Ronald Giphart.
Plot
The story is about Phileine (Kim van KootenKim van Kooten
Kim van Kooten is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production Phileine Says Sorry , filmed partly in New York, and in which she plays the lead.Van Kooten grew up in Zuidoostbeemster. She is the daughter of Kees van Kooten and...
) and her actor boyfriend Max (Michiel Huisman
Michiel Huisman
Michiel Huisman is a Dutch television and film actor. He stars in the HBO series Treme, as drug addicted musician, Sonny.-Career:...
). He goes to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to improve his acting skills. Later on, without Max knowing it, Phileine also travels to New York, and discovers that he has been rehearsing for a "pornographic" version of Shakespeare's
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
.
Main cast
- Kim van KootenKim van KootenKim van Kooten is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production Phileine Says Sorry , filmed partly in New York, and in which she plays the lead.Van Kooten grew up in Zuidoostbeemster. She is the daughter of Kees van Kooten and...
- Phileine - Michiel HuismanMichiel HuismanMichiel Huisman is a Dutch television and film actor. He stars in the HBO series Treme, as drug addicted musician, Sonny.-Career:...
- Max - Hadewych Minis - Gulpje
- Tara Elders - Lala
- Kenan Raven - LT
- Mads Wittermans - Christiaan
- Leona Philippo - Joanna
- Liesbeth Kamerling - Fleur
- Roeland Fernhout - Jules