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Matthew's laws = De regels van Matthijs /

Filmmaker Marc Schmidt reveals the life of his childhood friend Matthijs, who is afflicted with autism. Fragile but of exceptional intelligence, he establishes a system for analysing and controlling every moment of his life. Little by little, the film unravels Matthew's complex way of thinking...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schmidt, Marc, 1970- (Director), Van Wees, Ellen (Producer) (Producer), Meertens, Renske (Producer), Broeck, Simone van den (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Dutch
Language Notes:In Dutch with English subtitles.
Published: Vienna, Austria : Autlook Filmsales, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Autism.
Autistic people > Netherlands.
Autistic Disorder
Autisme.
Autistes > Pays-Bas.
Autism
Autistic people
Netherlands
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Filmmaker Marc Schmidt reveals the life of his childhood friend Matthijs, who is afflicted with autism. Fragile but of exceptional intelligence, he establishes a system for analysing and controlling every moment of his life. Little by little, the film unravels Matthew's complex way of thinking and shows the catastrophic consequences it eventually has for him.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (72 minutes)
Playing Time:01:11:53
Awards:Won Nederlands Film Festival, Best Documentary - Long (Beste Documentaire), 2012
Won Camerimage Feature Documentary Films Competition, 2013
Won Astra Film Festival, Sibiu, Grand Prize, 2013
Production Credits:Producer, Simone van den Broek, Renske Meertens, Eline van Wees ; cinematographer, Aage Hollander ; editor, Katarina Turler.