FILM DIRECTOR

Theo van Gogh

1957 - 2004

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Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo van Gogh has received more than 55,853 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Theo van Gogh is the 183rd most popular film director (up from 215th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 154th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Film Director.

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  • 6.90

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  • 3.27

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Theo van Gogh ranks 183 out of 2,041. Before him are Gillo Pontecorvo, Jerzy Skolimowski, Don Siegel, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Francesco Rosi, and Blake Edwards. After him are Kathryn Bigelow, Jean Vigo, Jean Negulesco, Miklós Jancsó, Henry Hathaway, and Dino Risi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Theo van Gogh ranks 33. Before him are Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Dr. Alban, Paul Kagame, Ai Weiwei, Rinat Dasayev, and Kelly McGillis. After him are Rumiko Takahashi, Luis Garavito, Michael Madsen, Marita Koch, Shane MacGowan, and Ivo Josipović. Among people deceased in 2004, Theo van Gogh ranks 39. Before him are Thomas Klestil, Jerry Goldsmith, Edward B. Lewis, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Andriyan Nikolayev, and John Vane. After him are Charles Sweeney, Godfrey Hounsfield, Robert Merle, Gérard Debreu, Ko Yong-hui, and Nicolai Ghiaurov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 160 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Antonia Brico (1902), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), Piet Keizer (1943), Eugène Dubois (1858), and Aelbert Cuyp (1620). After him are Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Ferdinand Bol (1616), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Cees Nooteboom (1933), and Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 3. Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938), and Joris Ivens (1898). After him are Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Marleen Gorris (1948), Jan Kounen (1964), Tom Six (1973), Mike van Diem (1959), and Roel Reiné (1970).

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Filmography

Interview
Director
A middle-aged journalist interviews the real-life Dutch star Katja Schuurman, in her own loft. Pierre, the journalist is annoyed at being given such a fluffy assignment, as he is normally a political correspondent. Initially he has no questions for Katja, but soon they are coaxing their darkest secrets out of each other.
May 28o 20036.2 / 10
06/05
Director
A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Dec 15o 20045.675 / 10
Submission: Part I
Director
The film tells the story of four fictional characters played by a single actress wearing a veil, but clad in a see-through chador, her naked body painted with verses from the Koran. The characters are Muslim women who have been abused in various ways. The film contains monologues of these women and dramatically highlights three verses of the Koran that give authority to men over women, by showing them painted on women’s bodies.
Aug 28o 20046.3 / 10