This is a note pack to sum up the movie of Ballade vir 'n Enkeling. The characters in the movie are described and broken down. The introduction and plot is summarised in this note pack,
Inleiding (introduction)
● Skrywer (author) : Leon van Nierop
● Reggiseur (director) : Quentin Krog
● Verwaardiger (producer) : Danie Bester
● Produksie Huis (production house) : The Film Factory
Uiteensetting van die filminleiding (outline of the film introduction)
● Die Title
Ballade : ‘n verhalende gedig met of sonder refrein wat ‘n romantiese episode behandel
(a narrative poem with or without a refrain that deal with a romantic
episode)
Enkelling : iemand wat allen of eensaam is
(someone who is all alone or lonely)
: daar is ‘n konnotasie dat die persoon kwaad, hartseer, misverstaan of ongelukkig
is
(there is a connotation that the person is angry, sad, misunderstood or unhappy)
● Genre
Dit is ‘n romantiese speurverhaal
(it’s a romantic detective story)
Agtergrond (background)
● Televisiereeks in die 1980’s
(started as television series)
● Roman van 605 bladsye verskyn in 2014
(novel of 605 pages, realease in 2014)
● Filmweergawe van storie Maart 2015 vertoon
(film version released in March 2015)
● In filmweergawe Carina Human sleutelkarakter uit wie se oogpunt die verhaal vertel word
(in the film version she is the main character out whose viewpoint we see the story being
told)
● Leon van Nierop is ‘n veelsydige skrywer, radio-omroeper, regisseur, joernalis en
filmkenner
(he is a versatile writer, radio broadcaster, director, journalist and film expert)
Chronologiese sinopsis van die storie (Chronological synopsis of the story)
● Jacques Rynhard en Jan-Paul Otto word vriende op skool. Hulle is in Graad tien, vyftien
jaar oud
(They become friends at school. They are in grade ten and fifteen years old)
, ● Ontmoet Lena Aucamp en albei raak verlief op haar. Belowe mekaar om altyd vriende te
bly
(The two meet her and both fall in love with her. The three promise to be friends forever)
● Jacques se pa sterf in skietongeluk. Jacques word skuldig bevind en na verbeteringskool
toe gestuur. Jare van 1995 - 1996
(his father dies in a shooting accident. He is found guilty and sent to a remedial school in
the years of 1995 - 1996)
● By die verbeteringskool Jacques word wreedaardig deur Gert Grové mishandel en verkrag
(at the remedial school he is brutally abused and raped by Gert)
● Jacques verloor kontak met Jan-Paul en Lena en trek na Amerika vir drie jaar. 2000 -
2003
(he loses contact with them and moves to America for three years)
● Hy keer terug na Suid-Afrika waar hy ‘n suksesvolle skrywer word
(he moves back to South Africa where he becomes a successful writer)
● Hy loop toevallig by Lena’s kunsuitstalling raak en liefdesverhouding word hervat
(he walks into her art exhibition and their relationship sparks up again)
● Lena ontwerp sy boeke se voorblaaie
(She makes his book’s cover pages)
● Jan-Paul ontmoet vir Jacques weer en hegte vriendskap ontwikkel weer
(he meets Jacques again and rekindles the friendship
● Jacques vra vir Lena om the trou, vertel sy hom dat sy verantwoordelik is vir sy pa se
dood
(Jacques asks Lena to marry him, but she tells him that she is the reason his father is dead)
● Lena verkies eered verhouding met Jan-Paul, sy is al die jare heimlik verlief op hom
(Lena chooses a relationship with him, she has been secretly in love with him all this time)
● Jacques sien Lena en Jan-Paul in ‘n vurige omhelsing
(He sees them in a fiery embrace)
● Jacques en Jan-Paul raak bakleiery betrokke in Jacques se woonstel
(the two get into a fight in Jacques apartment)
● Jacques verdwyn en woon nie sy prestige-prystoekenning by nie
(He goes missing and doesn’t go to recieve his prestigious award)
● Carina Human ondersoek Jacques se verwdyning en begin ‘n artikel oor sy verlede
(she investigates him going missing and starts writing an article on his past)
● Carina vind Jan-Paul Jacques se pa geskiet het en konfronteer hom
(she finds out he shot Jacques dad and she confronts him)
● Jan-Paul pleeg selfmoord
(he commits suicide)
● Carina sit haar soektog na Jacques voort, hom by die verlate Denneberg Verbeteringskool
bevind
(she carries on searching for Jacques and this leads her to realise he at the remedial
school)
● Gert Grové alias Gavin Greef, soek Carina Human by Denneberg tref vir Jacques daar aan
(he is on a search to find Carina at the remedial school but sees Jacques there)
● In worsteling tussen Jacques en Gavin Greef word Greef gewond, Jacques los hom sonder
om self wraak te neem
(in a fight between Jacques and Gavin, Greef is wounded. Jacques leaves him without
taking revenge)
● Jacques stap weg van Denneberg af. Carina ry by Jacques verby, hou stil en laai hom op.
Hy besef Carina die joernalis is wat uitendelik die waarheid blootgelȇ het en vir hom sy
stem teruggegee het.
(he walks away from the place.
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