Love Comes Quietly


Love Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a gold medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film.

Plot

An American returns to his native Dutch village and causes a sensation there. When his pregnant stepdaughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese-factory owner, the conservative village starts to despise her.

Cast

  • Sandy van der Linden - Harm-Wouter
  • Barbara Hershey - Angela
  • Ralph Meeker - Ben Hoeksema
  • Ward de Ravet - Menno Dijkstra
  • Kitty Janssen - Louise Dijkstra
  • Onno Molenkamp - Vicar Dominee de Vries
  • Frans Mulder - Wiebke
  • Fanny Winkler - Geesje
  • Hanneke Reijnders - Renske de Vries
  • Romain DeConinck - Waard Meindersma
  • Hero Muller - Krolse knecht
  • Roel Nijboer - Norse boer
  • Henk O'Breen - Notabele
  • Geert Thijssens - Jensen
  • Gietema Ype - Notary

Production

When Barbara Hershey agreed to participate in this film, she was six months pregnant and so Nikolai van der Heyde rewrote his screenplay to suit her condition.