Van de koele meren des doods (film)
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| Directed by | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Screenplay by | Ton Vorstenbosch Nouchka van Brakel |
| Story by | Frederik van Eeden (novel) |
| Produced by | Matthijs van Heijningen |
| Starring | Renée Soutendijk Derek de Lint |
| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Edited by | Edgar Burcksen |
| Music by | Erik van der Wurff Erik van 't Wout |
| Distributed by | Tuschinski Film Distribution |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
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Van de koele meren des doods is a 1982 Dutch film, directed by Nouchka van Brakel and based on the same-named novel by Frederik van Eeden. Book and film give an account of a bourgeois woman who struggles with her sexuality. The film is known internationally as Hedwig: The Quiet Lakes and The Cool Lakes of Death. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.