Synopsis
“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector
- Wolfgang StaudteWriter
- Piet BakkerWriter
- Steye van BrandenbergOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dick van der VeldeCiske de Rat
- Kees BrusseOnderwijzer Bruis
- Jenny van MaerlantCiskes moeder
- Riek SchagenTante Jans
- Stine LerouChris
- Lies FrankenSuus Bruis
- Katja ErnstMevrouw De Hoop
- Rob de VriesCiske's vader
- Cees LaseurDhr. Van Loon
- Paul SteenbergenLeraar Maatsuyker
- Jan TeulingsCast
- Guus OsterCast