The Dress

The Dress

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1996-03-21
Duration:103 min
Country:Netherlands
Director:Alex van Warmerdam
Actors:Henri Garcin, Ingeborg Elzevier, Ricky Koole, Ariane Schluter, Khaldoun Elmecky
Production:
Keywords:calamity

Overview:

The story of a summer dress and those who have to do with it, especially the train conductor (played by van Warmerdam, the director). The dress functions as catalyst for the whimsical events, which turns out to be either tragic or hilarious.

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