The Dutchman's Island

The Dutchman's Island
The Dutchman's Island
	Theatrical release poster
Catalan	L'illa de l'holandès
Directed by	Sigfrid Monleón
Screenplay by	Sigfrid Monleón; Ferran Torrent; Teresa de Pelegrí; Dominic Harari;
Based on	L'illa de l'holandès; by Ferran Torrent
Produced by	Emilio Oviedo; Antonio Chavarrías;
Starring	Pere Ponce; Cristina Plazas; Féodor Atkine; Juli Mira; Roger Casamajor; Francesc Garrido; Dafnis Balduz; Emma Vilarasau;
Cinematography	Andreu Rebés
Edited by	Joaquín Ojeda
Music by	Pascal Comelade; José Manuel Pagán;
Production; companies	Nisa Producciones; Oberon Cinematogràfica;
Distributed by	Lauren Film
Release dates	June 2001 (Málaga); 5 October 2001 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Catalan

The Dutchman's Island (Catalan: L'illa de l'holandès) is a 2001 Spanish drama film directed by Sigfrid Monleón based on the novel by Ferran Torrent. It stars Pere Ponce and Cristina Plazas.

Plot

In 1969, during the late Francoist dictatorship, university lecturer Lluís Dalmau is deported to a Spanish island on the Mediterranean Coast in which the inhabitants face the prospect of the arrival of tourism and the potential demise of the traditional salt industry. He falls for feral farmer Feli.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Pere Ponce as Lluís Dalmau^[1]
Cristina Plazas as Feli^[1]
Juli Mira as Dr. Ferrús^[2]
Roger Casamajor as Rafael Salgado^[2]
Francesc Garrido as Josep Martí^[2]
Féodor Atkine as Patrice^[2]

Production

The film was produced Oberon Cinematografica and Nisa Producciones and it had the association of TVE, Canal+, TVC, and TVV. It was shot in Valencian (Catalan) and other languages in locations such as Formentera, Ibiza, Barcelona, and Valencia.^[3]^[4]

Release

The film premiered at the Málaga Film Festival. Distributed by Lauren Film,^[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 5 October 2001.^[3]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "satisfyingly rounded island yarn combining intrigue and romance", featuring "good performances from an experienced but low-profile cast", "a skillfully crafted script and airy charm".^[2]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2001	4th Málaga Film Festival	Best Music	José Manuel Pagán, Pascal Comelade	Won	^[5]
2002	16th Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Sigfrid Monleón, Ferran Torrent, Teresa de Pelegrí, Dominic Harari	Nominated	^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "La isla del holandés". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Holland, Jonathan (16 November 2001). "The Dutchman's Island". Variety.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bono, Ferran (6 October 2001). "'L'illa de l'holandès' se estrena con el respaldo de la crítica". El País.
^ "Sigfrid Monleón estrena 'L'illa de l'Holandès' en el Festival de Málaga". Periódico de Ibiza. 29 May 2001.
^ "La película 'Sin vergüenza', de Joaquín Oristrell, vencedora en el Festival de Cine de Málaga". El Mundo. 9 June 2001.
^ "La isla del holandés". Premios Goya. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[fotogramas-1] "La isla del holandés". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[holland-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Holland, Jonathan (16 November 2001). "The Dutchman's Island". Variety.

[bono-3] Bono, Ferran (6 October 2001). "'L'illa de l'holandès' se estrena con el respaldo de la crítica". El País.

[4] "Sigfrid Monleón estrena 'L'illa de l'Holandès' en el Festival de Málaga". Periódico de Ibiza. 29 May 2001.

[5] "La película 'Sin vergüenza', de Joaquín Oristrell, vencedora en el Festival de Cine de Málaga". El Mundo. 9 June 2001.

[6] "La isla del holandés". Premios Goya. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

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