Pim de la Parra
Pim de la Parra (5 January 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a Surinamese-Dutch film director.
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Pim de la Parra

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- Name
- Pim de la Parra
- Born
- 5 January 1940
- Birthplace
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Died
- 6 September 2024
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands and Suriname.
- Fields
- film, film direction, film screenwriting and film production.
- Education
- Netherlands Film Academy.
- Languages
- Dutch and English.
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Pim de la Parra (5 January 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a Surinamese-Dutch film director.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pim de la Parra • Born — 5 January 1940 • Birthplace — Paramaribo, Suriname • Died — 6 September 2024 • Place of death — Paramaribo, Suriname • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1965–2010
Biography
Biography
De la Parra was born in Paramaribo and is partly of Portuguese-Jewish descent. He was educated at the Netherlands Film Academy. He became an editorial board member of the film magazine Skoop from 1963 which had been established by other students of the Academy. Between 1967 and 1976, he directed films under the independent production company Scorpio Films with Dutch film director Wim Verstappen, who managed all of its achievements. After a few short films, he began his career as an international director with Obsessions (1969), co-written by Martin Scorsese. He co-produced Blue Movie (1971) by Wim Verstappen, which was one of the most erotic movies of its time, showing nudity with a realism that confounded critics and censorship authorities. It was followed by Frank en Eva (1973), Alicia (1974), Dakota (1975) and Mijn Nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975), these four films forming an erotic tetralogy written with Charles Gormley. In 1976, he directed Wan Pipel, the first film shot entirely with actors from Suriname. De la Parra had two daughters: the actress Bodil de la Parra (born 1963) and the comedian Nina de la Parra (born 1987). His son, Pimm Jal (born 1966) died in 2002. De la Parra died in Paramaribo on 6 September 2024, at the age of 84.
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• Jongens, jongens wat een meid (1965) • Joszef Katùs (1966) • Obsessions a.k.a. Bezeten, Het Gat in de Muur (1969; scenario Pim de la Parra, Wim Verstappen and Martin Scorsese) • Rubia's Jungle (1970) • Blue Movie (1971) • The Burglar (1972) • Frank en Eva (1973) • Mijn Nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975) • Wan Pipel (1976) • Paul Chevrolet en de ultieme hallucinatie (1985) • Als in een Roes... (1986) • Odyssée d'Amour (1987) • Lost in Amsterdam (1989) • De nacht van de wilde ezels (1990) • Let the Music Dance (1990) • Dagboek van een zwakke yogi (1993; as Ronald da Silva) • Dream of a Shadow (1996) • Ala di (2006) • Het geheim van de Saramacca rivier (2007; first film of the Surinamese Film Academy)
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: "Pim en Wim" prijs voor Joris Ivens tijdens Cinemanifestatie in Utrecht; Wim Verstappen, Joris Ivens en Pim de la Parra (r) tijdens uitreiking Datum: 19 oktober 1974 Locatie: Utrecht, Utrecht Trefwoorden: prijzen, uitreikingen Persoonsnaam: Ivens, Joris, Parra, Pim de la, Verstappen, Wim Fotograaf: Verho](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Pim_en_Wim_prijs_voor_Joris_Ivens_tijdens_Cinemanifestatie_in_Utrecht_Wim_Ver%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-5242.jpg/800px-Pim_en_Wim_prijs_voor_Joris_Ivens_tijdens_Cinemanifestatie_in_Utrecht_Wim_Ver%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-5242.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: "Pim en Wim" prijs voor Joris Ivens tijdens Cinemanifestatie in Utrecht; Wim Verstappen, Joris Ivens en Pim de la Parra (r) tijdens uitreiking Datum: 19 oktober 1974 Locatie: Utrecht, Utrecht Trefwoorden: prijzen, uitreikingen Persoonsnaam: Ivens, Joris, Parra, Pim de la, Verstappen, Wim Fotograaf: Verho
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![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Voorpremière Nederlandse film "VD", v.l.n.r. Wim Verstappen (regisseur), Sonja Barend, Kees Brusse en producent Pim de la Parra voor affiche Datum: 15 december 1972 Trefwoorden: acteurs, actrices, filmproducers, filmregisseurs, films Persoonsnaam: Barend, Sonja, Brusse, Kees, Parra, Pim de la, Verstappen,](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Voorpremi%C3%A8re_Nederlandse_film_VD%2C_v.l.n.r._Wim_Verstappen_%28regisseur%29%2C_Sonja_B%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-1043.jpg/800px-Voorpremi%C3%A8re_Nederlandse_film_VD%2C_v.l.n.r._Wim_Verstappen_%28regisseur%29%2C_Sonja_B%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-1043.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Voorpremière Nederlandse film "VD", v.l.n.r. Wim Verstappen (regisseur), Sonja Barend, Kees Brusse en producent Pim de la Parra voor affiche Datum: 15 december 1972 Trefwoorden: acteurs, actrices, filmproducers, filmregisseurs, films Persoonsnaam: Barend, Sonja, Brusse, Kees, Parra, Pim de la, Verstappen,
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Life and career
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Life and career
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Pim de la Parra died at Paramaribo.
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- 1.De geschiedenis van De la Parra, Verstappen en Scorpio Films wordt op basis van hun archieven uitvoerig besproken in: Hans Schoots, Van Fanfare tot Spetters: een cultuurgeschiedenis van de jaren zestig en zeventig, Amsterdam 2004 (Bas Lubberhuizen/Filmmuseum).
- 2.Citeer nieuws Peter Slavenburg, Frank van Dijl Pim de la Parra is terug! https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010962167:mpeg21:p023 Het Vrije Volk 1985-10-31 2024-09-11 Delpher
- 3.Citeer nieuws Exotisch avontuur op Bonaire https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010642019:mpeg21:p007 Amigoe 1987-12-17 2024-09-11 Delpher
- 4.Vertoning Odysse d"Amour door Terramar Museum, bonaire.nu, 20 maart 2023
- 5.eigen.
- 6.Metro, 7 april 2008
- 7.Seksfilmpionier Pim de la Parra werd miljonair, armoedzaaier en boeddhist, Trouw, 22 juni 2019
- 8.Citeer web https://nos.nl/artikel/2536190-surinaamse-regisseur-pim-de-la-parra-84-overleden Surinaamse regisseur Pim de la Parra (84) overleden 2024-09-07 2024-09-07 NOS Nieuws nl
- 9.Tim en flim, De Tijd, 5 november 1971
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