
Melancholy Tales
Drama · Comedy
Overview
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Top Cast


Henny Alma
Henny Alma
Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Henny Alma
Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')


Fien Berghegge
Fien Berghegge
Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Fien Berghegge
Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')


Jon Bluming
Jon Bluming
Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Jon Bluming
Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Jan Dahmen
Jan Dahmen
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Jan Dahmen
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Menno Dijkstra
Menno Dijkstra
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Menno Dijkstra
Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')


Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")


Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer
Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Rijk de Gooyer
Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")


Lex Goudsmit
Lex Goudsmit
Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
Lex Goudsmit
Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")


Joost Prinsen
Joost Prinsen
Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Joost Prinsen
Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")


Wieteke van Dort
Wieteke van Dort
Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Wieteke van Dort
Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
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