The Zoo

6.9
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 10 min
  • Premiere: 1961. January 1.

A perfect, fast and hilarious montage. Using images from Artis (Amsterdam Zoo), Bert Haanstra shows that a couple of similarities can be discovered between human and animal. Particularly the manner in which human and ape are confronted with each other, is significant. The images speak for themselves, human voices or commentary is absent. The ironic music of Pim Jacobs does add an extra dimension to the whole. With regards to human and animal Haanstra limits himself for the time being to this short film, recorded with a hidden camera. Later on, in several big films, he would return to this subject.

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Camera

Fred Tammes

Camera Operator

Kees Hin

Assistant Camera

Directing

Bert Haanstra

Director

Editing

Sound

Writing

Bert Haanstra

Scenario Writer

Camera

Fred Tammes

Camera Operator

Kees Hin

Assistant Camera

Directing

Bert Haanstra

Director

Editing

Sound

Writing

Bert Haanstra

Scenario Writer