As Director, As Writer
The Survival of Kindness
2023
7.1
Rolf de Heer
Acting
Born
May 4, 1951
Place of Birth
Heemskerk, The Netherlands
Biography
Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951; Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015).
The Filmography
As Director, As Writer
The King Is Dead!
2012
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Dr. Plonk
2007
5.9
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Ten Canoes
2006
6.8
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Alexandra's Project
2003
5.9
As Director, As Writer
The Tracker
2002
6.9
As Actor
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
2002
6.6
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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001
6.6
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Dance Me to My Song
1998
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Alien Visitor
1997
5.7
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The Quiet Room
1996
5.7
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Bad Boy Bubby
1993
7.0
As Director
Dingo
1991
5.2
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Incident at Raven's Gate
1989
5.8
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Tale of a Tiger
1984
6.0