Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. When his father sabotages Willy's job applications, his wife decides to apply for the job of the baron's housekeeper.
Is De Kribbebijter worth your time today? If you like black-and-white comedies where everyone is a bit too loud and the stakes feel like they’re being played for laughs rather than actual tragedy, then yes. If you need pacing that matches modern sensibilities or you get annoyed by predictable domestic schemes, skip it....
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is De Kribbebijter worth your time today? If you like black-and-white comedies where everyone is a bit too loud and the stakes feel like they’re being played for laughs rather than actual tragedy, then yes. If you need pacing that matches modern sensibilities or you get annoyed by predictable domestic schemes, skip it.It’s a movie that feels like it belongs in a different century, even if it was just a few decades back. The Baron is exactly the kind of person who would be miserable at a dinner p..."
Max Reimann, Jane Bess, Louis De Bree, Alexander Alexander, Otto Schwartz
Netherlands
