Lies Franken
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Lies Franken.
Born: September 6, 1930
Place of Birth: Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Known For
Ciske the Rat
“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac helps an army officer woo Roxane, the woman he loves.
The Flying Dutchman
Biopic about the early years of pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. After a fight with his teacher, headstrong Anthony Fokker refuses to return to his old school in Haarlem. Instead, he goes to a technical college in Mainz where he talks his teachers into including airplane design in the curriculum. Fokker soon starts building a prototype of his 'Spider' plane.
Pride and Prejudice
De vier dochters Bennet (trans. The Four Bennet Daughters) is a 1961 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Lo van Hensbergen translates the screenplay as adapted by Cedric Wallis for the 1958 BBC series. In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
Filmography
as Roxane
as Elisabeth Bennet
as Suus Bruis