reviews were positive, and with 602,637 admissions it was the best-attended Dutch movie of 1982. The Dutch broadcaster VARA listed the film at #10 in a list of the best Dutch films of the twentieth century, and the movie site NeerlandsFilmdoek.nl listed it as #56 out of 258. See also List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1982 films 1980s Dutch-language films Dutch drama films Films set in the 19th century Films based on Dutch novels Netherlands in fiction Films set in the Netherlands Films about suicide Films directed by Nouchka van Brakel