The Last Days of Emma Blank
Directed by
Alex van Warmerdam

In a large country home, the owner Emma Blank is very ill and is cared for by her household staff: Haneveld the head housekeeper, Bella the cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the man-servant. Despite her desperate need for loving care, Emma is a steely, avaricious dictator whose demands become ever more absurd, to the extent that her staff are driven to madness. That is, until the day they discover that they stand to inherit nothing whereupon they drop their charade of caring and concern and instead plot their revenge....
Cast
- Marlies Heuer
- Gene Bervoets
- Annet Malherbe
- Gijs Naber
- Alex van Warmerdam
- "The Last Days Of Emma Blank is a surreal, blackly comic insight into the final days of a dying but surprisingly sprightly matriarch as her extended family pander to her every need."
- "Alex van Warmerdam is one of the Netherlands’ most interesting and acclaimed directors and this well-crafted tale, adapted from a play, offers lashings of humour alongside its damning critique of greed and manipulation. The dialogue is wonderful, the outdoor setting stunning and there are solid performances from the entire cast, many of whom were in the stage version."
Awards & Recognition
Winner
Label Europa Cinemas
Venice Film Festival
Label Europa Cinemas
Venice Film Festival
Winner
Best Screenplay
Nederlands Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Nederlands Film Festival
Nominated
Grand Prix
Warsaw Int'l. Film Festival
Grand Prix
Warsaw Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Rotterdam Int'l. Film Festival
Rotterdam Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Palm Springs Int'l. Film Festival
Palm Springs Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
London Film Festival
London Film Festival
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