Whitey

De Witte van Sichem

The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character. The smart but naughty farmhands son's eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer, but also neighbors and even the kind curate whose liturgical server he is) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe; thus when his mother catches him skinny dipping she takes all his clothes home, forcing him to a long walk of shame, dreading dad's wrath all the way. This version also stresses the story's social and Flamingant aspects.

Novela

Ernest Claes

Dirección

Robbe De Hert

Guion

Robbe De Hert

Guion

Fernand Auwera

Estado

Estrenada

Estreno

17/12/1980

Idioma original

Neerlandés

Presupuesto

US$ 1 M