Zus & Zo
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| Directed by | Paula van der Oest |
| Screenplay by | Paula van der Oest |
| Produced by | Jacqueline de Goeij |
| Starring | Monic Hendrickx Anneke Blok Sylvia Poorta Jacob Derwig Halina Reijn |
| Cinematography | Bert Pot |
| Edited by | Sander Vos |
| Music by | Fons Merkies |
| Distributed by | Lifesize Entertainment (USA) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Zus & Zo is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]
Plot
The film deals with three sisters stopping their gay brother's new bride from inheriting the family hotel. They use various comedic methods to stop the wedding.[2]
Cast
- Monic Hendrickx - Sonja
- Anneke Blok - Wanda
- Sylvia Poorta - Michelle
- Jacob Derwig - Nino
- Halina Reijn - Bo
- Theu Boermans - Hugo
- Jaap Spijkers - Jan
- Annet Nieuwenhuyzen - Moeder
- Pieter Embrechts - Felix Delicious
- Marisa van Eyle - Dorien
Reception
Zus & Zo has an approval rating of 42% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 4.93/10.[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
A. O. Scott of The New York Times in 2003, said the acting, especially by the actresses playing the three sisters, "was unassuming and precise". But the film suffers from being "inadvertently, a little misogynistic".[5] "a complicated confection" and "Convoluted plot aside, universally understandable", said Eddie Cockrell of Variety.[6]
References
- ^ Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo (Editors) Women Screenwriters: An International Guide, p. 403, at Google Books
- ^ "Zus & Zo Release Date: February 7, 2003 Limited release". boxofficeprophets.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zus_and_zo_2003
- ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/zus-zo
- ^ Scott, A.O. (7 February 2003). "FILM REVIEW; Keeping Brother a Bachelor Becomes a Family Project". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (12 October 2001). "Zus & Zo". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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