2026 Movie Catalog
Browsing 3 titles from the 2026 database
The Cool Lakes of Death
Dir: Nouchka van Brakel
From the acclaimed novel by Frederik van Eeden, The Cool Lakes of Death (Van de Koele Meren des Doods) is the magnum opus from pioneering feminist filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. A celebrated Dutch masterpiece, The Cool Lakes of Death is a historic melodrama featuring an outstanding performance by Renée Soutendijk (The 4th Man) as Hedwig.
US,CA
A Woman Like Eve
Dir: Nouchka van Brakel
Acclaimed actresses Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) star alongside with Peter Faber (Soldier of Orange) in the groundbreaking film A Woman Like Eve (1979), focused on a married woman's affair with another woman. Directed by pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel, the acclaimed A Woman Like Eve was a major hit at LGBT film festivals.
US,CA
The Debut
Dir: Nouchka van Brakel
The forbidden-love story The Debut (1977) the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962) and Michael Powell's Age of Consent (1969) - this time time told from a female perspective - van Brakel's The Debut (1977) tells the delicate story off the impossible love between a teenage girl and a middle-aged married man.
US,CA