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\"\"<\/a>My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie<\/em><\/strong> is a very interesting 1970s-era erotic-suspense-drama out of the Netherlands and features some decent enough performances, particularly from Willeke van Ammelrooy.<\/p>\n

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My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Suspense<\/span>
\nCult Epics | NR \u2013 85 min. \u2013 $34.95 | June 11, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/10\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Pim de la Parra<\/span>
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Charles Gormley, Carel Donck, David Kaufman, Harry Kumel & Pim de la Parra (written by)<\/span>
\nCast: <\/strong>Willeke van Ammelrooy, Hans van der Gragt, Nelly Frijda, Franulka Heyermans, Marja de Heer, Serge-Henri Valcke, Marieke van Leeuwen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Introduction, Gallery, 3 Short Films, Trailers<\/span>
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD<\/span>
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Dutch (DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono)<\/span>
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35<\/span>
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English<\/span>
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>24.76 GB<\/span>
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>25.91 Mbps<\/span>
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<\/span>
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cult Epics provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Susan (WILLEKE VAN AMMELROOY) lives in an idyllic farmhouse, along with the sex-loving youngsters Sandra (MARJA DE HEER), Olga (FRANULKA HEYERMANS) and Julie (MARIEKE VAN LEEUWEN), and the unstable voyeur Albert (SERGE-HENRI VALCKE), hiding himself inside a cramped room. Sandra and Olga, as the film opens, show themselves to be natural born killers of sorts though to others, the strange neighbor Piet (NELLY FRIJDA), seems a more likely suspect. Arriving on the scene, initially to take Susan for a photo shoot (I think), is Anton (HANS VAN DER GRAGT), staying awhile and soon learns just how strange things can get at this farmhouse.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>I\u2019m not sure what it was with foreign movies from the 1960s and 1970s, more often than not out of Italy, where characters tend to act not out of self interest but sometimes becoming amateur sleuths. Such is the case with Anton, who even sees one character push a corpse into a shed (and later sees them with them later on). Normal people would generally phone the police, but instead he\u2019s merely inquisitive about the whole thing and even, down the line, comes to the conclusion that two of the characters are responsible for the person\u2019s death. A bit strange and generally takes me out of a movie.<\/p>\n

In any case, My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie<\/em><\/strong> is an interesting indie film out of the Netherlands and outside of one of the actresses, namely Marieke van Leeuwen as Julie, the acting isn\u2019t half bad, Willeke van Ammelrooy in particular was a standout and, unlike her co-stars, has had a pretty production career (Hans van der Gragt in comparison, this was his only feature film).<\/p>\n

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The actual plot was, at times jarring, perhaps due to the blatant nudity and choices some characters make, again not always in their best self interest. The film was helmed by Pim de la Parra and also co-scripted with four others and there did, at times, feel a clash of stories going from sexploitation to suspense, drama and back and forth in between.<\/p>\n

All in all, I\u2019d say My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie<\/em><\/strong> is definitely worth checking out.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The two-disc set is housed in a standard Blu-ray case.<\/p>\n

Introduction (11:15)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This new intro\/interview with writer-director Pim de la Parra was recorded especially for this Cult Epic release. In it, he explains his memories of making the movie, including the location, technical aspects, shooting dates and even his original choice for the lead actor, none other than Rutger Hauer. Pretty lengthy and thorough giving a good sense, considering no behind-the-scenes footage exists, to give the layout of the production 45 years later.<\/p>\n

Scorpio Short Films:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n