Vrijdag

Vrijdag

1981
1h 36m
4.0

4.0/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Hugo Claus rewrote and directed Friday as the cinematic version of his original 1969 play of the same name. Just as in the play, the story begins with the theme of incest, as the father Georges (Frank Aendenboom) returns from serving his jail sentence for that crime. Unlike the earlier play, however, the film does not emphasize that aspect of the story. When Georges gets home he finds out that his wife Jeanne (Kitty Courbois) has had an illegitimate child by a younger man, Erik (Herbert Flack), and now both of them must somehow try to return to a normal life, given their only too obvious lapses in moral judgment. As the husband and wife try hard to accommodate each other's failings and start to get to know each other again, Erik comes back into the picture. Now the three of them must resolve the deep-seated conflicts that brought them to this emotionally-wrought juncture of love and betrayal.

Status: Released

Language: NL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Elan Film N.V. Kunst en Kino
Production Countries
Netherlands Belgium
Spoken Languages
Dutch

Quick Facts

Release Date March 7, 1981
Status Released
Language NL
IMDb ID tt0083307

Cast

Frank Aendenboom
Frank Aendenboom

Georges

Herbert Flack
Herbert Flack

Erik

Hilde Van Mieghem
Hilde Van Mieghem

Christiane

Kitty Courbois
Kitty Courbois

Jeanne

Ann Petersen
Ann Petersen

Moeder van Erik

Karin Jacobs
Karin Jacobs

Solange

Mimi Kok
Mimi Kok

Weduwe van Charles

Fons Rademakers
Fons Rademakers

Chef van Jules

Jaap Hoogstra
Jaap Hoogstra

Key Crew

Hugo Claus
Writer
Hugo Claus
Director

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