Antonia's Line

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Antonia's Line

German poster
Directed by Marleen Gorris
Produced by Gerard Cornelisse
Hans De Weers
Hans de Wolf
Written by Marleen Gorris
Starring Willeke van Ammelrooy
Els Dottermans
Victor Löw
Distributed by Asmik Ace Entertainment
Release date(s) Flag of Canada September 12, 1995 (premiere at TIFF)
Flag of Netherlands September 21, 1995
Flag of United States February 2, 1996
Flag of United Kingdom September 20, 1996
Running time 102 min.
Language Dutch
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Antonia (released as Antonia's Line in the English-speaking world) is an award-winning Dutch film about living a liberal life in a small Dutch town.

The movie covers topics such as death, religion, sex, intimacy, nurturing and love. At one point, the granddaughter asks the grandmother: Is there heaven? She answers "This is the only dance we dance."

It won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Preceded by
Burnt by the Sun
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1995
Succeeded by
Kolya
In other languages