From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948, Roermond) is a writer-director from the Netherlands. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. She wrote and directed the films A Question of Silence (1982), Broken Mirrors (1984), The Last Island (1991), and Antonia's Line (1995 - Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film), Mrs. Dalloway (1997 - based on the novel by Virginia Woolf) and The Luzhin Defence (2000 - originally a Nabokov novel). She is signed to direct Heaven and Earth, a film about Dr. James Miranda Barry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marleen Gorris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 9, 1948 (77)
- Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
- Director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Marleen Gorris' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Marleen Gorris' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Marleen Gorris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Within the Whirlwind(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Carolina(2003)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Luzhin Defence(2000)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Mrs Dalloway(1997)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Antonia's Line(1995)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Last Island(1990)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Broken Mirrors(1984)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
A Question of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1982 to 2009.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Marleen Gorris' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Marleen Gorris work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marleen Gorris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michiel Reichwein shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Emily WatsonShared titles: Within the Whirlwind (2009), The Luzhin Defence (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Watson
Composers and editors
- Michiel ReichweinShared titles: Carolina (2003), The Luzhin Defence (2000), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Antonia's Line (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Michiel Reichwein
- Ilona SekaczShared titles: Mrs Dalloway (1997), Antonia's Line (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ilona Sekacz
- Hans van DongenShared titles: The Last Island (1990), Broken Mirrors (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Hans van Dongen
Producers
- Hans de WeersShared titles: Mrs Dalloway (1997), Antonia's Line (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Hans de Weers
