
Pim de la Parra
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-01-04
Day of Death
2024-09-06 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Paramaribo - Dutch Guiana [now Suriname]
Pim de la Parra
Biography
Pim de la Parra (5 January 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a Surinamese-Dutch film director.
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(born 1963) and the comedian Nina (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.
Acting
(2010)
Parradox
as Himself
(1993)
(1992)
The Ditvoorst Domains
as Self
(1990)
The Night of the Wild Donkeys
as Waldo van Romondt
(1989)
(1976)
(1975)
Mens erger je niet
as Pim
(1974)
Alicia
as Xander
Crew
(2007)
Het geheim van de Saramacca rivier
Director, Writer
(1991)
How to Survive a Broken Heart
Producer, Writer
(1990)
The Night of the Wild Donkeys
Director, Writer
(1990)
Let the Music Dance
Director, Writer
(1989)
Lost in Amsterdam
Director, Writer
(1989)
(1987)
Odyssey of Love
Writer, Director
(1986)
Intoxicated
Director, Producer
(1985)
Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination
Director, Writer
(1980)
Dirty Picture
Director, Writer, Producer
(1976)
One People
Director, Writer, Producer
(1975)
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
Director, Writer
(1975)
Mens erger je niet
Producer
(1974)
Dakota
Producer
(1974)
Alicia
Producer
(1973)
Frank and Eva
Writer, Director, Producer
(1972)
VD
Producer
(1971)
Blue Movie
Producer
(1970)
Rubia's Jungle
Writer, Director, Producer
(1969)
Joop
Writer, Director
(1969)
Obsessions
Writer, Director
(1969)
Drop-out
Producer
(1967)
Confessions of Loving Couples
Writer, Producer
(1966)
Heart Beat Fresco
Director, Writer
(1966)
(1965)
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
Director, Writer
(1965)
Aah... Tamara
Director, Writer