Red Sien

Red Sien Dutch Rooie Sien is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz, produced by Rob du Me. The story is based on the play with the same name, created by Marius Spree at the start of the 20th century. Beppie Nooij jr. played the role of Rooie Sien Red Sien almost 1500 times on the stage. In the film Willeke Alberti plays the role of the young Sien, while Nooij moved on the role of Siens mother. The film was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

1923. Sientje is almost an adult and has an adventurous temperament. The son of her neighbour, Gerrit van Buren, has a crush on Sientje, but she craves more excitement. She meets the artist Jan Meiren and is fascinated by his art and smooth manners, and decided to have him teach her to sing and dance, and to perform together. She ends up in the etablissement of Belze Marie where she quickly becomes a celebrated star. Jan en Sien keep performing in Belzes caf, but their relation doesnt improve, especially when Sientje gets pregnant. Sientjes father, Ko, visits them in the caf, who sees a lot of similarities between Sientje and her mother he predicts she will end up in the gutter, but Sientje doesnt listen.1932. Belze Marie and her husband have a smoothrunning cabaret in Den Haag, and Jan Sien follow them there. But there relation is struggling. Jan is showing an interest in the blond dancer Angelique, and when these two start a relation, Sientje flees from the caf. At New Years Eve 1933 Sientje and Jan break up for good. Sientjes father shows up, and she follows him back to Rotterdam to take care of her grandparents. ........

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