Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Willem Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen ( born November 13, 1957 in Arnhem, † September 27, 2005 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch film director. Van de Sande Bakhuyzen made ​​a name for himself with various film and television productions, as well as with productions at the theater.

Life

After leaving school, he studied at the Free University of Amsterdam right. After three years he moved in 1979 to the Maastricht Theatre Academy, where he studied for another three years. There he learned the script writer Maria Goos and actor Pierre Bokma, Peter Blok and Gijs Scholten van Aschat know who participated later in his films.

In 1986, he was first seen as an actor in the Oscar winning film The stop Fons Rademakers of the camera. In 1990 he was steden in the television series 12, 13 ongelukken his debut as a director. Four years later he succeeded with the hit television series Pleidooi his breakthrough. Followed in 1998 by the multi-award -winning series Oud money. Other awards and nominations he received for the series Bij ons in de Jordaan (2000) and De Enclave ( 2002).

Together with Maria Goos was created in 2001 Van de Sande Bakhuyzens first feature film family, for which he received the Dutch Film Awards Golden Calf and the price of the Dutch film critics. His second feature film Cloaca was honored in 2003 at the Dutch Film Festival the audience award. One day after his death was at the Film Festival 2005 premiere of his third feature film Leef! instead.

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen died on 27 September 2005 at the age of 47 from cancer.

Filmography (selection)

• 2003: Cloaca - Old Friends ( Cloaca )
• 2005: Lepel
• 2005: In the labyrinth of life ( Leef! )