Frans Weisz | |
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.jpg/1280px-Frans_Weisz_(1973).jpg) Weisz in 1973 | |
| Born | (1938-07-23)23 July 1938 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 7 December 2025(2025-12-07) (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1964–2020 |
| Children | 1 |
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Frans Weisz (23 July 1938 – 7 December 2025) was a Dutch film director. He directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1975 film Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] His film Havinck was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[2] His 1993 film The Betrayed was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Weisz was Jewish. During World War II, he hid with his parents on a farm in Limburg. When his family was discovered, Weisz managed to escape, but his parents were captured and transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. His mother survived, while his father died.[4]
Weisz died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 7 December 2025, at the age of 87.[5]
Selected filmography
- A Gangstergirl (1966)
- The Burglar (1972)
- Red Sien (1975)
- Charlotte (1981)
- Havinck (1987)
- Leedvermaak (1989)
- The Betrayed (1993)
- Last Call (1995)
- Boy Ecury (2003)
- Life Is Wonderful (2018)
Awards
- 2018 - ShortCutz Amsterdam Career Award[6]
References
- ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Havinck". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Frans Weisz zat ondergedoken toen de soldaten binnenvielen, KRO-NCRV, 27 January 2020
- ^ "Filmregisseur Frans Weisz (87) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Frans Weisz wint Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine (18 January 2018).
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