Release Date

28 Sep, 1995

Runtime

00:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Feature film about the life of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929). Aletta Jacobs knows from an early age that she wants to become a doctor. She asks Thorbecke to allow her to attend university and, after completing her studies, becomes the first female doctor in Amsterdam. Here, she focuses in particular on sexual problems in women and campaigns for universal suffrage. Director Nouchka van Brakel appears in the film as an interviewer who questions contemporaries about the life and work of Dr. Jacobs. The interviews give an impression of the flood of negative reactions that the feminist provoked. However, when Aletta looks back on her life at the end of the film, many photos and letters show how much she was ultimately appreciated.

Original Title

Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

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Actors

Luutgard Willems

Hans Kesting

Max Arian

Catherine ten Bruggencate

Truus te Selle

Edwin de Vries

Monic Hendrickx

Sacha Bulthuis

Anne Martien Lousberg

Hilt de Vos

Krijn ter Braak

Rijkent Vleeshouwer

Albert van Ham

Wigbolt Kruijver

Juul Vrijdag

Femke-Anna Broere

Crew

Nouchka van Brakel

Eugenie Jansen

Nouchka van Brakel

Stienette Bosklopper

Boudewijn Tarenskeen