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Don Martin
May 19, 2013, 4:35:17 PM5/19/13
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I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ on Netflix t'other night and
watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
watching the whole thing. And enjoying it, mostly for the characters
of these women who have managed to remain eminently sane throughout
lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
zest for life.
This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
about a subject Americans flinch from.
--
aa #2278 Never mind "proof." Where is your evidence?
BAAWA Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief Heckler
Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean)
The Squeeky Wheel: http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
watching the whole thing. And enjoying it, mostly for the characters
of these women who have managed to remain eminently sane throughout
lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
zest for life.
This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
about a subject Americans flinch from.
--
aa #2278 Never mind "proof." Where is your evidence?
BAAWA Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief Heckler
Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean)
The Squeeky Wheel: http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
Father Haskell
May 19, 2013, 6:09:08 PM5/19/13
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On May 19, 3:36 pm, Don Martin <drdonmar...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ on Netflix t'other night and
> watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
> reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
> century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
> of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
> septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
>
> Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
> watching the whole thing. And enjoying it, mostly for the characters
> of these women who have managed to remain eminently sane throughout
> lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
> spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
> zest for life.
>
> This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
> about a subject Americans flinch from.
Nice.
> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ on Netflix t'other night and
> watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
> reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
> century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
> of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
> septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
>
> Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
> watching the whole thing. And enjoying it, mostly for the characters
> of these women who have managed to remain eminently sane throughout
> lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
> spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
> zest for life.
>
> This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
> about a subject Americans flinch from.
http://www.meetthefokkens.com/trailer
You couldn't write a story that good.
linuxgal
May 19, 2013, 7:42:42 PM5/19/13
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Don Martin wrote:
> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ on Netflix t'other night and
> watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
> reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
> century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
> of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste
The Daniel Craig remake of Casino Royale seemed to do good box office.
> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ on Netflix t'other night and
> watched a bit of it. It is a documentary about identical twins
> reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
> century on the job. I stopped watching when the film showed something
> of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste
Ben Kaufman
May 19, 2013, 7:44:43 PM5/19/13
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On Sun, 19 May 2013 15:09:08 -0700 (PDT), Father Haskell
<father...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On May 19, 3:36锟絧m, Don Martin <drdonmar...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ 锟給n Netflix t'other night and
>> watched a bit of it. 锟絀t is a documentary about identical twins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Fockers
<father...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On May 19, 3:36锟絧m, Don Martin <drdonmar...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I stumbled across _Meet the Fokkens_ 锟給n Netflix t'other night and
>> watched a bit of it. 锟絀t is a documentary about identical twins
>> reputed to be the oldest working prostitutes in Amsterdam, with half a
>> century on the job. 锟絀 stopped watching when the film showed something
>> of what they did for a living: flagellation of a sad masochist's
>> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
>> septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
>>
>> Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
>> watching the whole thing. 锟紸nd enjoying it, mostly for the characters
>> naughty bits is not to everyone's taste, however well it explains a
>> septuagenarian's continued employment in the trade.
>>
>> Well, I mentioned it to the GF who speaks Dutch, and we ended up
>> of these women who have managed to remain eminently sane throughout
>> lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
>> spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
>> zest for life.
>>
>> This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
>> about a subject Americans flinch from.
>
>Nice.
>
>http://www.meetthefokkens.com/trailer
>
>You couldn't write a story that good.
The name sounded familiar. ;-)
>> lives filled with sadness (one appears to have been more abused by her
>> spouse than by any of her clients) and who exhibit an undiminished
>> zest for life.
>>
>> This is not a film that would be made by Americans--it is too honest
>> about a subject Americans flinch from.
>
>Nice.
>
>http://www.meetthefokkens.com/trailer
>
>You couldn't write a story that good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Fockers
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