De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard

Wonderful feel good movie with subtle humor. A typical aspect of Herman Finkers is that his humor never insults people, but is very deep. Funny that the world-wide English title is "Saint Hildegard's Little Legs", as it should be "Saint Hildegard's Little Bones".

One of the best Dutch movies of the past years. Spoken dialect is the finishing touch of a well written and well played story. Good choice of cast. I had a smile on my face for the entire movie. Literally and as a matter of speaking a breath of fresh air. This movie has merit ("heeft zin" in Dutch).

Worth seeing. Still do not know who is st. Hildegard. Language is Twents not deutsch.

At a funeral, a senior veterinarian falls into a crisis after he realises his life is run by his wife, just like that of his deceased father-in-law. Slowly he begins a rebellion, faking memory loss. Seasoned comedian, actor an musician Herman Finkers actsout this descent into absurdity out with his trademark deadpan delvivery, resembling Bill Nighy. Excellent acting by female lead, internationally know Johanne ter Steege and many others, excellent balance between absurd intermezzos and dram,a excellent buildup to apotheoses in in German wood, at a police station... This is not one of those loud, 'look at me I'm acting' comedies Dutch film is sadly known for. This is, in the skillfull hands of veteren filmmaker Johan Nijenhuis, a mature movie about real people, asking serious questions, and in Finkers's many wonderful oneliners, giving answers too.

A great comedy drama situated in the far east of the Netherlands. What a relief from the Amsterdam based movies! The Netherlands has so much more to offer.

Herman Finkers is one of the best Dutch comedians en apparently also a fine actor.