Norbert Schmelzer
Biography
Wilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (Rotterdam, 22 March 1921 - Sankt Ingbert, Saarland, 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician. On behalf of the Katholieke Volkspartij, he served as State Secretary, member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Minister.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Portrait of Marga Klompé, former Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Welfare. Her personal story is interspersed with archival footage of her political career. Klompé talks about her life, being a woman, her Catholic faith, the KVP, her career as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Welfare, her (slight) regret about being single, her views on South Africa, nuclear armament, and the misogynistic developments in the Roman Catholic Church.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self
"It was a kind of flywheel that you set in motion; I couldn't turn back at all," says Hans van Mierlo in the film about his political career. That career began in 1966 when he founded the political party D66 with a number of like-minded individuals. Clearly visible from the editorial office of the Algemeen Handelsblad on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, the unrest was crowing, fueled by Provo. The pillar society, which had kept the Netherlands afloat for so long, was no longer adequate. That was his analysis, and a much more direct democracy would have to take its place.