Willem de Ridder
Biography
Willem Cornelius de Ridder ('s-Hertogenbosch, 14 October 1939 – Huizen, 29 December 2022) was a Dutch radio producer, storyteller, magazine maker, internationally renowned Fluxus artist and 'mirror eye'. He was a co-founder of the Amsterdam music venues Melkweg and Paradiso.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self
An ode to multi-talented artist and radio and television producer Wim T. Schippers by absurdist Ronald Snijders. In a cheerfully disruptive manner, Snijders guides the viewer through a richly illustrated overview of Schippers' work, where they meet the man who could both seduce and intentionally bore, confuse, shock, and irritate Dutch television viewers. Many clips of Schippers became legendary, such as Queen Juliana cleaning Brussels sprouts, a naked Phil Bloom reading the newspaper, and the shows featuring Barend Servet and Sjef van Oekel. Schippers wrote the sheepdog play Going to the Dogs and has been the voice of Ernie in Sesamstraat for many years.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The German artist Wolf Vostell and his family moved to a little village in Cáceres (Extremadura/Spain) in the seventies. In the middle of this primitive environment, he founded a contemporary art museum in connection with the local inhabitants, thus turning Malpartida into the first Fluxus village.