Abel

Abel (1986)

Abel has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…

Date of release
1986-02-27
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (45)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Alex van Warmerdam

Casting

Interesting facts

Abel is a 1986 Dutch film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam who also played the lead character. Other lead roles were played by Henri Garcin, Annet Malherbe and Olga Zuiderhoek. Supporting roles were played by Loes Luca and Arend Jan Heerma van Voss among others. The music was written by Vincent van Waterdam, and it was the first film was produced by First Floor Features.

Production

Abel was van Warmerdam's directional debut. He at first planned to make the movie in black and white but others discouraged this and he chose colour instead. The vast majority of the movie is situated in a fictive kind of Dutch fifties. Abel had over 300 000 viewers at its premiere, and it received a Gouden Kalf for 'Best film' and a Gouden Kalf for 'Best director'.

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