Film

Golden Ophelia

1974 · 1h 20m · Drama

IMDb

5.5

In a surreal, bureaucratically rigid society where ending one’s own life requires an official government permit, depressed florist Stefan Pielek makes the mistake of attempting suicide without the proper paperwork. Under police supervision, he submissively files his official application and closes his shop while waiting for the approval. However, during his aimless wanderings through the city, he meets a young woman who calls herself Ophelia. After falling deeply in love and rediscovering the joy of living, Stefan receives the ultimate bureaucratical blow: his suicide permit is approved, meaning that by law, he no longer exists.

Bettina Dubbled

Ophelia

Leo Dewals

Buckings

Joanna Geldof

Schatteman

Leo Haelterman

Waiter

Marcel Hendrickx

Driver

Henriette Lambeau

Grandmother

Ann Petersen

Liga van de Pels

Ward de Ravet

Comissioner

Raf Reymen

Czubek

Bob Van der Veken

Felix Bollen

Henk van Ulsen

Stefan Pielek

Cara Van Wersch

Elzbieta

• Marcel MartinDirector
• Ward RuyslinckNovel
• Renaat RomboutsProducer · Editor
• Marcel MartinProducer
• Ralf BoumansDirector of Photography
• Jo SnelEditor

Release date

January 1, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama