When your director boyfriend casts you as a sex worker and hires one for 'research.'
Playwright and director Nils Wijn brings his relationship issues to the stage. In his play "The Whore, the Virgin, and the Dying Man," he has his girlfriend Tessa appear in revealing lingerie and takes her to a real prostitute for some practical lessons. This is too much for the actress. Their problem turns out to be contagious, as other members of the theater company also get into arguments with their partners.
Writing
Ruthless self-portrait of a director who'd cast himself as the villain.
Acting
Snoijink's escalating exasperation is painfully real.
Director
Pim de la Parra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pim de la Parra was a key figure in Dutch 'sex wave' cinema of the 1970s-80s, often blurring autobiography and provocation.
The casting of Herbert Flack creates deliberate discomfort—he's too charming, making Nils almost sympathetic before the behavior escalates.
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