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Jos Stelling
Birth at
16 July 1945
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Jos Stelling was born in 1945, on July 16, in Urtech in the family of a baker. From an early age, he liked to imagine himself as a cameraman. To do this, he climbed into a box where a small hole was made. He grew up on Italian films (Rosseini and De Sic) shown on Sundays at the school where he attended. At that time, there was no film school in Holland, so he decided to pursue self-education and chose a teacher who taught film history to the director. So, learning about all the stages of the development
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Jos Stelling was born in 1945, on July 16, in Urtech in the family of a baker. From an early age, he liked to imagine himself as a cameraman. To do this, he climbed into a box where a small hole was made. He grew up on Italian films (Rosseini and De Sic) shown on Sundays at the school where he attended. At that time, there was no film school in Holland, so he decided to pursue self-education and chose a teacher who taught film history to the director. So, learning about all the stages of the development of cinema, Jos began to learn to make his own cinema.
His first experience was marked by the release of the painting Mariken van Nimwechen. At that time, he had only a script and a great desire to shoot, so all the acquaintances and friends of Stelling took part in the shooting. Despite the fact that the film was very cheap, it was a great success at the box office. In addition, it was included in the program of the Cannes Festival, held in 1985. This was followed by a film.
Elkerlik Unfortunately, he did not receive public recognition. In this regard, for the filming of his third film “Rembrandt”, he expanded the budget.
Stelling is known for his short films “Waiting Hall” and “Gas Station”. However, according to critics, such paintings as
"Shooter" and
"The Flying Dutchman" became part of the hundred best films in the century history of cinema. In addition, it is impossible not to say that Stelling creates a movie intended for wide distribution. He is the director of film festivals, and his audience is reflective people who choose art house as their favorite genre.
With his own café and cinema in his hometown, Stelling has the funds to film. Of course, this gives the director economic independence, which is manifested in the creative process, namely, in time, which is allocated for writing the script, as well as for the editing and filming periods.