Little Sister
Little Sister
| 12 December 1995 (USA)
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After several years without contact, Martijn visits his sister Daantje, who just started to live on her own in Amsterdam. He tells her he is going to make a documentary from her life, and enters her home life with a video camera.

Reviews
SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie
Ploydsge just watch it!
Lightdeossk Captivating movie !
Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
DhariaLezin The subjective camera or found footage has been over-used in the last decade, and I was hesitating to see the movie when it started because almost all the movies I've seen in that format from before 2001, are not successful in many different genres for so many reasons: the script, the genre, making it hard to watch because the camera moves too much, etc. However I decided to give it a go and I didn't regret it. In this case they made it work. All the movie you keep on wondering what happened between the characters when they were kids to make them act like that during the movie, and in my opinion, the relationship between the two main ones (brother and sister) is very well handled, with the ups and downs of painful and beautiful memories from childhood. Sometimes you hate a character, and suddenly you jump hating the one you liked better at the beginning, which I find really hard to do and something very well accomplished. The actors (all of them) are great. The movie touches taboo themes though so if you are weak of heart perhaps this is not going to be the best choice for you. Perhaps if I would have seen it when it was first released I would have given it a 9 but of course times change and it is not as actual as I guess it once was. Still, I would recommend it if you are searching for something different.
raymond-15 This film is a real "turn-about". In the world of film production we have a host of amateurs trying to become professionals, but here we have professionals setting themselves the task of creating a look-alike amateur film. And they do it very well. We the audience see all the action through Martijn's view-finder and we see all the faults too - the too-quick panning, out-of-focus shots, scenes which are superfluous, moments of blank film and all the mistakes that every amateur is prone to make. Martijn's camera concentrates on his sister Daantje (Kim van Hooten) for this is the story of her life and Martijn tries to capture it all, even the most intimate and personal moments. Ramon (Roeland Fernhout) persists in attempting to seduce Daantje and demonstrates in close-up how to kiss a girl. Ramon in my opinion runs off with the acting honours in this movie. He projects his personality exceptionally well and is a likeable no-hoper of a character. As for Martijn we see very little of him because most of the time he is behind the camera. Daantje maintains her character as the unco-operative sister. All the youngsters are equally convincing in party mood. I liked especially the ironic ending where the videos end up in a junk sale and Martijn's "masterpiece" will sooner or later be completely taped over. Such is life! As good as this film is, I hasten to add that I hope it does not set a whole host of other movie-makers on the same path. Once is enough! Did I hear someone mention "The Blair Witch Project"?
chaos-18 totally incredible, i thought it was the best movie ever, great actors, great soundtrack. it's so realistic, and an ending you'd never expect. get yourself a copy - its the best.
Domi® This was one of those films that happened to come on after soccer. Having no homework, watched on like I had no better alternative. But surprise, surprise! I went to sleep that night wishing I had taped the movie. Cleverly shot with solid performances from the cast. One of those films with just about everything in it. Enough to make you laugh or cry, or laugh till you cry. It grabbed my attention such that by the time I realized I still had some ice-cream left in my cup, it was already melted. Truly deserves a run at the bigger markets.