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A music scene that touches you: Fien de la Mar sings pure emotion

In every theatre performance, film, or concert, there is a scene that particularly touches you. In the documentary I want to be happy (2016) about the life of actress and cabaret performer Fien de La Mar (1898-1965), there is also such a moment, a musical scene of unforgettable emotion.

Fien de la Mar was a celebrity in theatre and film in the 1930s and 1940s. Born into a famous De la Mar theatre family in Amsterdam, her father Nap de la Mar taught her the trade. She had a gro...

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Rudolf Hunnik

Rudolf Hunnik is a cultural journalist, trainer and film programmer. For more information visit www.diversityathome.nlView Author posts

In every theatre performance, film, or concert, there is a scene that particularly touches you. In the documentary I want to be happy (2016) about the life of actress and cabaret performer Fien de La Mar (1898-1965), there is also such a moment, a musical scene of unforgettable emotion.

Fien de la Mar was a celebrity in theatre and film in the 1930s and 1940s. Born into a famous De la Mar theatre family in Amsterdam, her father Nap de la Mar taught her the trade. She had a gro...

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