▁Academ ie ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁influ ential ▁ment or ▁to ▁an ▁entire ▁generation ▁of ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Jan ▁K et ela ars , ▁G ij s ▁Schne emann , ▁Matth ij s ▁Bl onk , ▁George ▁Sch out en ▁and ▁Ru ud ▁Mon ster , ▁who ▁constit uted ▁the ▁so - called ▁‘ Ha ag se ▁Psych opol is ▁school ’ . ▁Z wart jes ▁form ulated ▁his ▁method ▁as ▁follows : ▁“ I ▁don ' t ▁tell ▁them ▁anything . ▁They ▁have ▁to ▁work ▁it ▁out ▁for ▁themselves . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁rules .” ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁saw ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁film m akers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Nederlandse ▁Film ac adem ie ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁This ▁new ▁generation , ▁led ▁by ▁W im ▁Ver st appen , ▁P im ▁de ▁la ▁Par ra , ▁Nikol ai ▁van ▁der ▁Hey de ▁and ▁Ad ria an ▁Dit voor st , ▁saw ▁themselves ▁as ▁revolution aries ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁sta id ▁film ▁world ▁a ▁r ude ▁aw ak ening . ▁In ▁this ▁respect ▁they ▁were ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁Nouvelle ▁V ague ▁and ▁the ▁Neue ▁Deutsche ▁Film . ▁ ▁The ▁ep ic entre ▁of ▁experimental ▁film ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁was ▁the ▁Electric ▁Cinema , ▁run ▁by ▁S TO FF ▁employees ▁Barbara ▁Meter , ▁Matt ijn ▁Se ip , ▁N ico ▁Pa ape ▁and ▁Jos ▁Sch off elen