The Tars

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De Jantjes
File:Loet C. Barnstijn Film 'De Jantjes' met Johan Kaart Jr. Willy Castello en Jan van Ees. Uitgave M.B. & Z, Afb PBKD00427000004.jpg
Directed byJaap Speyer
Written by
Music byJan Broekhuis, Margie Morris, Louis Davids and Rido
Release date
  • 9 February 1934 (1934-02-09)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

The Tars or De Jantjes is a 1934 Dutch comedy film drama directed by Jaap Speyer. The film was a remake of the 1922 film of the same name, which itself was based on a 1920-play by Louis Davids and Margie Morris.

Reception and influence

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The film was the second Dutch sound film to be released after the 1934 film Willem van Oranje, released just one month earlier. The film became a big commercial success and popularised the genre of Jordaanfilms, a Dutch film-genre popular in the 1930s. Jordaanfilms followed working class protagonists in the impoverished Jordaan-area of Amsterdam who speak and sing in local dialect. The film also led to a romanticized and idolised version of the Jordaan. This imaged existed in Dutch popular culture for most of the 20th century.[1]

References

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