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© Ivo van der Bent. Documentary Tim den Besten with resident Ms. Wiggerts
Golden Oldies (BNN), Ali B. and 40 wishes (Avro Tros) and Krasse Knarren (MAX) turned to all elderly . Thursday also adds ‘Oudtopia’ join this list. How is it that older people are doing so well on TV?
Under the canopy, away from the afternoon sun , sit thirty old people left waiting for what is to come: the farewell barbecue documentary filmmakers Tim den Besten (27) and Nicholas Veul (30). Those first babbles excited about the terrace, filmed by the other: “Guys, I have good news. The drink is coming! ” That suits because Mr. Turk (82) – bright green shirt, red socks in sandals, a necklace with a Jesus pendant around his neck – is’ terrible thirst. If he gets a beer, he starts singing: ‘A good, we have not had. “
It’s late June and Den Besten and Veul live exactly one month in the Hague woonzorgcentrum Jonker French. They have their own temporary sheltered accommodation with disabled toilet, shower chair and a bunch of empty wine bottles on the counter. Two more nights they are here for VPRO filming.’s Three-part Oudtopia They do everything together, supported by an editor and intern. The duo wanted to find out what it’s like to be. At the age of Because, as they say, everyone wants to be old, but nobody wants to be. What does them still prefer forever young, waiting
Tears
Much sadness, they now know all there was in recent weeks enough to laugh. First there are tears at the touching acceptance speech from Mr. Turk. Then they sing as false as they can along with Marco Borsato’s Farewells not exist. They are both unstable today says Veul. They were violent weeks. “This is not just our job. It is our life, for now. ” He feels a ‘walking sponge’, engorged with impressive life stories and faces his greatest fears: loneliness and death. “Now it’s fun, but if you speak some individually, they say. Mine does not need it ‘
TV Lab
From Thursday Oudtopia seen in TV Lab, the three-day experiment of Netherlands 3 Not only Omroep MAX has discovered the gray tube gold. Elderly inspire more television and documentary makers. Next weekend begins a new season Golden oldies (BNN). This time, Ruben Nicolai a chorus of ‘rocking oldies’ on tour through Germany, with the ultimate goal a grand concert in Berlin. Previously he steamed them ready for a concert in the Amsterdam theater Carré
Geer and Goor. Smoothness to smacking, in cooperation with the National Ouderenfonds a penny were Gerard Joling and Gordon good for kijkcijferhit the autumn. This summer they make trips in seniors Where, for which (RTL 4), from the end of August on TV. Ali B escorted disadvantaged young people that the long-cherished wishes of elderly people left are Ali B and the 40 wishes (Avro Tros) out. And there was the documentary 69: love, sex, Menna Laura Meijer senior, about love and sex lives of 70-somethings
Why deliver good old television.? “They are open like children,” says Veul. “Unfiltered, not so concerned with how they appear. That makes them vulnerable and disarming. I’ve often thought last month, what are some adults locked, say ‘
Few keep up appearances
elderly have to keep few appearances in the rule. , also points to Vincent Performs Ali B and 40 wishes. His production company North Sea Camel produced the program from an idea by Ali B, which we thought they would like our elderly in nursing homes buried seriously names in some still want. “We are,” as Ter Performs, “says tend to write off. Desires of people in old age Unjustified. “
And so we see Bob (77), who has had a stroke, to dance with the National Ballet. The remarkable life where TV is always looking for, finding makers in elderly people, who by their age all have experienced for granted. In Performs “They have lost a lot, but lucky also known pain and can tell about it in perspective. That is the TV value of older people. ” A nice perk, according to him, it interests them not care if there is a Dutch personality in front of them. “It delivers authentic, sincere television.”
Delivered character
are all strong characters, says Jacco Keyzer, who at Talpa programs Gerard Joling and Gordon has under his wing. “They surprise you with their boundless energy, ‘says Bea Brouwer, senior editor at BlazHoffski production company that makes Golden Oldies. “Everything they do, they do with full dedication. That they have lived life forms and decorates them. Their stories are impressive and gripping. “
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