A 1969 Dutch dynasty implodes in slow motion — prestige TV before prestige TV existed.
Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestLandmark tv adaptation of Louis Couperus' "Small Souls" saga, that tells of the gradual disintegration of the once-powerful Van Lowe clan.
Acting
Ellen Vogel's Constance — powdered dignity cracking at the seams.
Production
Meticulous period detail on a 1969 Dutch TV budget.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was NCRV's ambitious bid to legitimize television as serious art in the Netherlands, adapting the nation's most revered literary saga.
Louis Couperus's 1901 novel was considered unfilmable for decades; this adaptation proved Dutch TV could handle psychological complexity that BBC hadn't yet attempted.
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