Vrijdag

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

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.

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F Frank AendenboomGeorges H Herbert FlackErik H Hilde Van MieghemChristiane K Kitty CourboisJeanne A Ann PetersenMoeder van Erik K Karin JacobsSolange M Mimi KokWeduwe van Charles F Fons RademakersChef van Jules J Jaap Hoogstra H Hugo Van Den BergheJules T Theo DaeseAlex B Blanka HeirmanBuurvrouw

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G Guido LauwaertAgent D Dirk CelisAdvokaat Georges R Roger RaveelBijtebier F Fred Van KuykDokter A André Van Daele J Jakob Beks L Lydia Billiet B Bart Dauwe F Fons Derre R Rosa Geinger V Veerle Heyvaert W Wim Serlie R Raymond Van Herberge R Ralph Wingens P Pol Breyne C Chris Cauwenberghs G Guido Claus J Jo De Caluwé J Jempi De Cooman L Lucienne De Hertogh H Harry De Peuter L Liliane De Waegeneer L Luc De Wit J Juliette De Witte S Stan Filips L Leo Hogeboom G Gil Lefever A Abdelkader Mimoun W Walter Quartier C Cecile Rigolle