Rent a Friend

Rent a Friend
Directed by Eddy Terstall
Produced by Mark Heijdeman
Written by Eddy Terstall
Distributed by Cinéart, A-Film Distribution
Release date
  • March 2, 2000 (2000-03-02) (Netherlands)

  • July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) (Belgium)
Running time
 84 minutes
Country Netherlands
Language Dutch

Rent a Friend (2000) is a romantic comedy film directed by Eddy Terstall. The film was produced by Jordaan Film and BNN TV.[1][2]

Plot

Alfred is a talented artist. He does not care to be rich or famous and gives full attention to his artworks and creation. His girlfriend Moniek is a successful writer for a popular soap opera. Alfred's lack of ambition and negligence towards money and material life irritates Moniek, who bases the plot for each soap opera episode on her own life. Alfred discovers Moniek has been conducting an affair with her boss after watching the soap opera, and moves in with his sister after the couple splits. To support himself, he begins offering his services as a friend to strangers at 50 guilders per hour.[3][4]

Cast

  • Marc Van Uchelen as Arthur
  • Rifka Lodeizen as Moniek
  • Nadja Hupscher as Françoise
  • Huub Stapel as Mr. Bloedworst
  • Victor Löw as Mr. Duitschenbloed
  • Peer Mascini as Smulders

Reception

Writing for Variety, David Rooney said the film "feels less spontaneous and fresh [than Terstall's prior film Based on the Novel]" and called it a "slickly produced comedy [that] looks mainly TV-bound [outside its home market]."[5] In a capsule review for Chicago Reader, Ted Shen noted an influence from Woody Allen but called the film "paper-thin" and "sometimes too cute to be effective".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rent a Friend". NYT. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rent a Friend". Letterboxd. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rent-a-Friend". Movie Meter. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rent A Friend (2000)". Film1. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Rooney, David (5 March 2000). "Rent-a-Friend". Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Shen, Ted. "Rent-a-Friend". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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