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	DIARY OF A MAD OLD MAN as DAGBOEK VAN EEN OUDE DWAAS Belgium/The Nederlands/France, 1988

	Directed by	Lili Rademakers
	Written by	Hugo Claus Claudine Bouvier based by Japan novel of Junichiro Tanazaki.
	Cast (in credits order)	Ralph Michael (Marcel Hamelinck) Beatie Edney (Simone) Suzanne Flon (Denise Hamelinck) Derek de Lint (Philippe Hamelinck) Dora van der Groen (sister Alma) Ina van der Molen (Karin)
	Music by	Egisto Macchi
	Produced by	Fons Rademakers
	Release date	January, 14 1988
	Runtime	93 min
	Language	English

Wealthy Mr.H seems to have lost everything: his health, his youth, his wife and even control over his own fortune. But he has kept something for more important: his desire for women. And that life-affirming passion, fueled by the tempting nearness of his sultry daughter-in-law, lets him escape from his sickbed into the rich world of fantasy and remembrance.     Look inside the Diary of a Mad Old Man and you'll find humor and tragedy, wisdom and sensuality. Based on Junichiro Tanazaki's acclaimed novel, it is a film for everyone who's ever harbored a secret sexual wish. movie review of tape It's a story of a rich businessman who has an odd passion to his daughter-in-law Simone. He refuses to pass the necessary treatment, because he needs money for building a pool for her. He buys expensive things to her, he watches her furtively when she takes a shower. He is jealous when she has an intimacy with a man. She is not confused at all by the attention of the rich old man. After death of his wife, he becomes attached to Simone much more. His son Philippe (Derek) nurses him. And when the old man has an apoplectic stroke, only Philippe remains near his bed. The dying man sees in his dreams Simone swimming in the pool he hasn't built yet. [Filmography] [Gallery] [Video clips] [Catalogue] [Home]