George Sluizer (25 June 1932 – 20 September 2014)[1] was a French-born Dutch[2] filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.
George Sluizer | |
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| Born | 25 June 1932 Paris, France |
| Died | 20 September 2014 (aged 82) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Film director · Film producer · Screenwriter · Film editor · Author |
| Years active | 1961–2014 |
| Notable work | The Vanishing Utz Dark Blood |
Career edit
Born in Paris, France, to a Dutch-Jewish father and a Norwegian mother, he was best known for directing two versions of The Vanishing, a 1988 Dutch-language release, originally titled Spoorloos, and the 1993 American version. Other feature films directed by Sluizer included Utz (1992) for producer John Goldschmidt, Crimetime (1995), and Dark Blood, which was discontinued after the death of its lead actor River Phoenix, but later completed and premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2012.[3]
From 2012 until 2014 he was part of the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam.[4][5]
Director Dennis Alink made a documentary called Sluizer Speaks during the final years of Sluizer's life. It premiered two months after his death at the IDFA in Amsterdam.[6][7]
Accusations against Ariel Sharon edit
Sluizer was accused by Israeli officials of a 'modern blood libel' for his claims – which in 2010 finally achieved front page level publicity in Israel – that he had witnessed the then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon personally shooting two Palestinian children from close range near the Sabra-Shatilla refugee camp in November 1982, after the Sabra and Shatila massacre.[8][2]
Filmography edit
As director edit
| Year | Title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | De Lage Landen | Hold Back the Sea | |
| 1967 | Yankee Sails Across Europe | National Geographic Special | |
| 1968 | The lonely Dorymen | National Geographic Special. Documentary about Portuguese fishermen | |
| 1969 | Siberia: The Lost Horizon | National Geographic Special | |
| 1971 | Stamping Ground | Directed with Hansjürgen Pohland | |
| 1972 | João en het mes | João and the knife | Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1979 | Twee Vrouwen | Twice a Woman | |
| 1982 | Tepito Si | Short film | |
| 1983 | Adios Beirut | ||
| 1985 | Red Desert Penitentiary | Red Desert Penitentiary | |
| 1988 | Spoorloos | The Vanishing | |
| 1992 | Utz | Utz | Entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival[9] |
| 1993 | The Vanishing | Remake of Spoorloos | |
| 1996 | Crimetime | Crimetime | |
| 1996 | Mortinho por Chegar a Casa | Dying to Go Home | Directed with Carlos da Silva |
| 1998 | The Commissioner | The Commissioner | Entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival[10] |
| 2002 | La Balsa de piedra | The Stone Raft | |
| 2009 | The Chosen One | The Chosen One | |
| 2010 | Homeland | Homeland | |
| 2012 | Dark Blood | Dark Blood | Originally filmed in 1993 and technically unfinished. Entered into the 32nd Netherlands Film Festival |
Awards and nominations edit
- 1988 - Golden Calf Best Film, Nederlands Film Festival, for Spoorloos
- 1997 - Nomination Crystal Star, Brussels International Film Festival, for Mortinho por Chegar a Casa
- 1998 - Nomination Golden Bear, Berlinale, for The Commissioner
- 2002 - Nomination Golden Calf Best Film & Beste Director, Nederlands Film Festival, for La balsa de piedra
- 2002 - Juryprize, Nederlands Film Festival, for La balsa de piedra
- 2013 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Award
References edit
- ^ Director George Sluizer: Best known for two versions of film ‘The Vanishing’
- ^ a b Cnaan Liphshiz, "I saw Ariel Sharon murder 2 Palestinian toddlers in Lebanon," Haaretz (19 November 2010). Retrieved 4 August 2013
- ^ Roxborough, Scott. "River Phoenix's Last Film 'Dark Blood' to Debut at Film Festival in September". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ ShortCutz Amsterdam Jury Team, Shortcutz Amsterdam. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Dutch Short Films Are the Focus - Shortcutz Amsterdam Go Social Film Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Sluizer Speak". IDFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Vijn, Ard (26 March 2013). "Documentary SLUIZER SPEAKS Has A Trailer, Needs Some Funds". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Winter, Leon de (24 November 2010). "Het onvoorstelbare zwijgen van George Sluizer". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 15 January 2012.