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As a Fly Drawn to the Flame (2007)

Directed by BarBara Hanlo

Documentary · 1h 02m

In an inventive and above all cinematographic and essayist way, Als een vlieg naar de vlam tries to solve a riddle. Why did a young lady from very affluent circles in 19th century The Hague choose an extremely dangerous life? Why did that lady in the era of salons and corsets set off for the African desert? The film is about the life of Alexandrine Pieternella Françoise Tinne (1835-1869). In the 19th century there were more explorers from noble or at least affluent backgrounds that set off for the blank spots on what was then the map of the world, but Alexandrine Tinne was still fairly unusual as a woman.

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Director
BarBara Hanlo

Details

Original title
Als een vlieg naar de vlam
Release date
2007-01-27
Runtime
1h 02m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
Dutch
Countries
Netherlands