ABEL

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Synopsis

An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who 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…

Selected Festivals:
Venice FF - Jury Prize
Netherlands FF - Best Film, Best Director, Dutch Film Critics' Award
Toronto IFF

and many many more!

Year

1986

Duration

108 Mins

Genre

Comedies

Country

Netherlands

Director

Writer, designer, director and actor was born on August 14, 1952 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. After attending the School of Graphic Design, he went to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, where he graduated in graphic design and painting. He was co-founder of the Music-Theatre Company Hauser Orkater and in 1980 he set up De Mexicaanse Hond Theatre Company.
 
He made the short film DE STEDELING and after that, the feature films: ABEL (1986), which won the critic’s award at the Venice film Festival, THE NORTHENERS (1992), which won three Felix’s in 1992 for music, art direction and best film, and THE DRESS (1996), winner of the FIPRESCI Award at the Venice Film Festival, and the Dutch Film Critic’s Award. THE DRESS was sold to over 25 territories. LITTLE TONY (1998), which won the Prize of the Filmfest (Annet Malherbe) at the Ludwigsburg/Stuttgart Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Awards 1998 in the categories Best Actress and Best Script. GRIMM (2003) has been screened at several festivals worldwide. His films have won awards all over the world at international film festivals. BORGMAN (2013) was selected in competition at Cannes Film Festival.

 

Producers

Laurens Geels
Dick Maas
Robert Swaab

Cast

Alex van Warmerdam
Annet Malherbe
Henri Garcin
Loes Luca
Olga Zuiderhoek

Additional Credits

Production Company
First Floor Features
Editing
Hans van Dongen
Art Direction
Harry Ammerlaan
Make-up
Karin van Dijk
Costume
Leonie Polak
Camera
Marc Felperlaan
Costume
Patricia Lim
Music
Vincent van Warmerdam
Production Manager
Wim Lehnhausen