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Hotel Paradijs

Country: Germany, Language: German, 30 mins

  • Director: Jan Krüger
  • Writer: Jan Krüger
  • Producer: Jan Krüger; Anja Seibert

CGiii Comment

Frankly, a fairly hideous experience.

Annoyingly, Kruger flips from b&w to colour throughout.

He has created a thoroughly contemptible character - wholly insufferable.

Unpleasant and vacuous - without any merit whatsoever.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Every day Paul crosses the canal that separates the Amsterdam city center from the industrial area on the north side, where his lover Christiaan lives and waits for him impatiently. A dear routine for both - until one day Paul meets Claire, who starts seducing him into her very own universe, the Hotel Paradijs. Claire makes Paul the audience of her own play: a play where the roles are reversed and into which Paul is undeniably drawn.

Cast & Characters

Martin Kiefer as Paul;
Terence Schreurs as Claire;
Barry Atsma as Christiaan;
Hans Kemna as Concierge;
Benjamin de Wit as Police Officer