Faëton (1990)
Registration of the 1987 perfomance by the Dutch theatregroup De Appel of the tragedy 'Faëton Of Reuckeloze Stoutheit' by the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel from 1663. The story is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and begins begins with the Sun God Phoebus who fathered four children with Clymene. When the children grow up, they go with their mother in search of father, but they wonder whether he really exists. When Phoebus hears this, he promises to fulfill every wish of his children. His son Faëton takes advantage of this and wants to spend a day in the solar chariot through the universe. That causes a lot of problems on earth, since Faëton's recklessness almost causes extinction.
Director: Hans Croiset, Jan Venema
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 106 min
Release Date: September 15, 1990
Cast
- Christine Ewert - Klymene
- Alexander van Heteren - Faëton
- Joke Last - Faetuze
- Oda Spelbos - Lampete
- Lilian Bakker - Febe
- Sacha Bulthuis - Rei van Uren
- Wim Bouwens - Hemelraad
- Aus Greidanus - Jupiter
- Trudy Labij - Faam
- Carol Linssen - Febus
Screenplay
- Guus Rekers (Script Editor)
- Joost van den Vondel
Music: Leigh Landy
Editing: Jacqueline Reimerink
Production: Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
Language: Nederlands
Original Language: nl
More Films by Director: Hans Croiset, Jan Venema
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Faëton about?
- Registration of the 1987 perfomance by the Dutch theatregroup De Appel of the tragedy 'Faëton Of Reuckeloze Stoutheit' by the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel from 1663. The story is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and begins begins with the Sun God Phoebus who fathered four children with Clymene. When the children grow up, they go with their mother in search of father, but they wonder whether he really exists. When Phoebus hears this, he promises to fulfill every wish of his children. His son Faëton takes advantage of this and wants to spend a day in the solar chariot through the universe. That causes a lot of problems on earth, since Faëton's recklessness almost causes extinction.
- Who directed Faëton?
- Faëton was directed by Hans Croiset, Jan Venema.
- Who stars in Faëton?
- Faëton stars Christine Ewert, Alexander van Heteren, Joke Last, Oda Spelbos, Lilian Bakker, Sacha Bulthuis.
- How long is Faëton?
- Faëton has a runtime of 1h 46m (106 minutes).
- What genre is Faëton?
- Faëton is a Drama film.