Pim de la Parra
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 4, 1940
- Died
- September 6, 2024
- Birthplace
- Paramaribo - Dutch Guiana [now Suriname]
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.
Filmography
Diary of a Weak Yogi 2026
Writer, Producer, Director
Parradox 2010
as Himself
Het geheim van de Saramacca rivier 2007
Director, Writer
- Dream of a Shadow
Dream of a Shadow 1995
Director, Scenario Writer
- Vrouwen van vandaag
Vrouwen van vandaag 1993
Director
Hollywood by Bike 1993
as Self
- There is no budget like low budget
There is no budget like low budget 1993
as Self
The Ditvoorst Domains 1992
as Self
- Revelations of an Insomniac
Revelations of an Insomniac 1991
Director
How to Survive a Broken Heart 1991
Producer, Writer
- Het labyrint der lusten
Het labyrint der lusten 1991
Director, Scenario Writer
Let the Music Dance 1990
Director, Writer
- The Night of the Wild Donkeys
The Night of the Wild Donkeys 1990
as Waldo van Romondt, Director, Writer
Max & Laura & Henk & Willie 1989
as Max, Writer
Lost in Amsterdam 1989
Director, Writer
Odyssey of Love 1987
Writer, Director
Intoxicated 1986
Director, Producer
Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination 1985
Director, Writer
- Aruba Affair
Aruba Affair 1981
as Waldo, Director
Dirty Picture 1980
Director, Writer, Producer
- Ontmoetingen
Ontmoetingen 1979
Actor
Naked and Lustful 1976
Actor
One People 1976
Director, Writer, Producer
Mens erger je niet 1975
as Pim, Producer
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie 1975
Director, Writer
Alicia 1974
as Xander, Producer
Dakota 1974
Producer
Frank and Eva 1973
Writer, Director, Producer
VD 1972
Producer
The Burglar 1972
as Drug dealer
Blue Movie 1971
Producer
Rubia's Jungle 1970
Writer, Director, Producer
Drop-out 1969
Producer
Obsessions 1969
Writer, Director
Joop 1969
Writer, Director
Confessions of Loving Couples 1967
Writer, Producer
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt 1966
Writer, Producer
Heart Beat Fresco 1966
Director, Writer
Aah... Tamara 1965
Director, Writer
- Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
Jongens, jongens, wat een meid 1965
Director, Writer
Skoop 1964
as Self
Megalopolis I 1963
as Himself, Director
Credits from TMDB.