Janus Fortuin is a goodhearted piano tuner who has accepted that he will never amount to anything more. But he still hopes his daughters fiancé George will be more successful as a songwriter.


Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird itch for 1930s Dutch cinema. If you like snappy, modern pacing, you will probably hate this. It feels like a stage play that someone accidentally turned into a movie without checking if the camera was actually on. Janus Fortuin is the kind of guy who just lets ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Ernst Winar

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird itch for 1930s Dutch cinema. If you like snappy, modern pacing, you will probably hate this. It feels like a stage play that someone accidentally turned into a movie without checking if the camera was actually on. Janus Fortuin is the kind of guy who just lets life happen to him. He tunes pianos and sighs a lot. It’s a bit sad, really. Then his rich uncle shows up from Batavia, and suddenly everyone is acting like they’re in a farce. It’..."
Jacques van Tol, Alexander Alexander
Netherlands

