Ciske the Rat

“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

96 min

Actor:

Dick van der Velde, Kees Brusse, Jenny van Maerlant

Quality:

HD

Director:

Wolfgang Staudte

Release:

1955

Country:

Netherlands

IMDb:

6.4