Everybody Famous

Netherlands 2001, 99 minutes
Dir. Dominique Deruddere
In Dutch with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Comedy, Music

Topics: Showbiz.

Feat. Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thelka Reuten

Aroview: A hit in the Netherlands and at festivals, this half-sweet, half-cringe-inducingly sour satire, sees truly mediocre singer Eva Van Der Gucht being driven by her father to hit the talent-contest circuit.

Inevitably, other paths to fame (or rather infamy) present themselves, especially once they encounter pop-singer Thelka Reuten at a weak moment. For all its dark twists though, this remains crowd-pleasingly jolly.

NZ International Film Festival 2001