Vrijdag

Category: Drama
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 IMDb
Release date: 1981-03-07
Run time: 96 minute / 1:36
Director: Hugo Claus
Production Companies : Elan Film N.V., Kunst en Kino, Concept-Cinecentrum Hilversum
Production Countries: Netherlands, Belgium

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Directing
Hugo Claus Director

Camera
Ricardo Aronovich Director of Photography

Directing
Lili Rademakers Assistant Director

Crew
Els Rastelli Script

Editing
Susana Rossberg Editor

Sound
Tom Tholen Sound
Rogier van Otterloo Music
Tom Tholen Sound Mixer
Ad Roest Sound Mixer

Costume & Make-Up
Yan Tax Costumer
Pascale Kellen Makeup Artist
Iduna Beenken Makeup Artist

Writing
Hugo Claus Novel

Camera
Ricardo Aronovich Camera Operator
Daniel Leterrier Camera Operator
Patrick Decoster Camera Operator

Editing
Gerda Diddens Editor

Sound
Peter Flamman Sound
Wim Hardeman Sound

Art
Philippe Graff Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up
Mieke Lauwers Costumer

Production
Jan van Raemdonck Producer
J.E. Lauwers Producer
Gérard Vercruysse Production Supervisor
Ryclef Rienstra Production Supervisor
Gerrit Visscher Producer's Assistant

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