Frans van de Staak

Biography

Frans van de Staak (1943-2001) studied at the Netherlands Film Academy from 1963 on. He financed his first films usually from his own savings for his work as a graphics artist. His films can be characterised by a consistent investigation of (cinematographic) space, time, language, images and movement in their mutual relations. His first full-feature, The Imperfect Tulip, was completed by Van de Staak in 1980. He is also producer and cutter for other filmmakers.

Directed

1. Sepio (1996) — Director
2. Deed Undone (1989) — Director
3. Traces of Smoke (1992) — Director
4. Wastebook scenes (1994) — Director
5. Glint (1996) — Director
6. Op uw akkertje (1982) — Director
7. People Passing Through Me in an Endless Procession (1981) — Director
8. Freem (1966) — Director
9. From the Labour of Baruch d'Espinoza (1973) — Director
10. Nuisance (2001) — Director
11. Verse Texture (1998) — Director
12. Windschaduw (1986) — Director
13. Het vertraagde vertrek (1983) — Director
14. De Onvoltooide Tulp (1980) — Director
15. Optocht (1978) — Director
16. De gevoelens van een rode patrijs door hemzelf verteld (1977) — Director
17. De korzelige klant (1977) — Director
18. Terzake (1977) — Director
19. Meine Heimat mijn vaderland (1976) — Director
20. Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot (1975) — Director
21. Een gelote Straat (1975) — Director
22. Sonata (1975) — Director
23. Een gebroken voet (1974) — Director
24. Het Bezoek (1970) — Director
25. Een Portret van (1966) — Director
26. Faverey (1990) — Director