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Gerard Reve

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Gerard Reve

Born December 14, 1923 · Amsterdam

Died April 8, 2006 · aged 82

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (1923 – 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon van het Reve and later adopted the shorter Gerard Reve. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" (De Grote Drie) of Dutch post-war literature. Reve was one of the first homosexual authors to come out in the Netherlands. The humorous and recognisable …

Known For

The 4th ManThe 4th Man · 1983
The 4th Man
★ 6.71983
MovieThrillerMystery
A writer whose lover is a woman widowed three times begins to suspect she may be responsible for her husbands' deaths.
The Great Gerard Reve ShowThe Great Gerard Reve Show · 1974
The Great Gerard Reve Show
★ 10.01974
MovieMusicComedy
A 45-minute absurdist musical special built around the works of Dutch writer Gerard Reve and presented by the man himself. Featuring poems, songs, sketches, alcohol, tango and a rather special donkey.
EveningsEvenings · 1989
Evenings
★ 6.21989
MovieDrama
Frits Egters can't quite get a hold of himself. An intelligent and sensitive young man, repulsion and desillusion turned him cynical. According to Frits there should be more to life - he just doesn't know where to find it.
Dear BoysDear Boys · 1980
Dear Boys
★ 4.91980
MovieDrama
Lieve Jongens explores the sexual fantasies of a middle-aged writer and the handsome young men who dominate his life. Wolf, a successful writer of romantic novels, is plagued by self doubt and writer's block. Though pleasant looking and well-preserved, he fears age will rob him of the youthful companionship he so desperately craves. With the help of his equally randy and manipulative young sex partner, Wolf plots to seduce the gentle Muskrat from the arms of a much older lover.

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