
Rolf de Heer
Known for directing · Born 4 May 1951 · 75 · Heemskerk, The Netherlands
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Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951; Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015).
Known for

Bad Boy Bubby
1993

Alexandra's Project
2003

Ten Canoes
2006

The Tracker
2002

Charlie's Country
2013

The King Is Dead!
2012

Alien Visitor
1997

Incident at Raven's Gate
1989

Dr. Plonk
2007

Dance Me to My Song
1998

Dingo
1991

The Quiet Room
1996